Confidence and the Propagation of Demand Shocks

We revisit the question of why shifts in aggregate demand drive business cycles. Our theory combines intertemporal substitution in production with rational confusion, or bounded rationality, in consumption and investment. The first element allows aggregate supply to respond to shifts in aggregate de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Angeletos, G.-M (Author), Lian, C. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2022
Subjects:
E12
E13
E32
E70
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