Adaptive Expectations

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:appliesTo Phillips Curve
gptkbp:assumes Expectations adjust gradually to errors in previous expectations
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Rational_Expectations
gptkbp:criticizedFor Ignoring forward-looking behavior
gptkbp:describes How agents form expectations based on past events
gptkbp:form E_{t}(x_{t+1}) = E_{t-1}(x_{t}) + eta(x_{t} - E_{t-1}(x_{t}))
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adaptive Expectations
gptkbp:period 1950s
1960s
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Milton_Friedman
Phillip Cagan
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Irving_Fisher
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Monetary_Economics
gptkb:Macroeconomics
Inflation Modeling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rational_Expectations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7