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Time Consistency and Policy

Staff Report 115 | Published August 1, 1988

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Edward C. Prescott Senior Monetary Advisor (former)
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Patrick J. Kehoe Monetary Advisor
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V. V. Chari Consultant
Time Consistency and Policy

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Published in: _Modern Business Cycle Theory_ (1989, pp. 265-305)

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