A New Data Set on Monetary Policy: the Economic Forecasts of Individual Members of the FOMC

12 Pages Posted: 11 Aug 2009 Last revised: 23 Jul 2023

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David H. Romer

University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: August 2009

Abstract

This paper describes a new data set of the forecasts of output growth, inflation, and unemployment prepared by individual members of the Federal Open Market Committee. The paper discusses the scope of the data set, possibilities for extending it, and some potential uses. It offers a preliminary examination of some of the cross-sectional features of the data.

Suggested Citation

Romer, David H., A New Data Set on Monetary Policy: the Economic Forecasts of Individual Members of the FOMC (August 2009). NBER Working Paper No. w15208, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1444710

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