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Recent Developments in DSGE Modelling: Beyond FIRE

Paul Levine, Joseph Pearlman, Bo Yang Orcid Logo, Son Pham

South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 11 - 43

Swansea University Author: Bo Yang Orcid Logo

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This survey focuses on the standard assumption in DSGE models: rational expectations (RE) with perfect information (PI) aka full information (FI)—hence FIRE. RE means model consistent expectations—agents be they households, firms, banks or policymakers know your model. PI (or FI) means agents observ...

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Published in: South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance
ISSN: 2277-9787 2321-0273
Published: SAGE Publications 2025
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