output gap

collocation in English

meaningsofoutputandgap

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output
noun[U]
uk
/ˈaʊt.pʊt/
us
/ˈaʊt.pʊt/
an amount of something produced by a person, machine, factory, ...
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gap
noun
uk
/ɡæp/
us
/ɡæp/
an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between ...
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(Definition ofoutputandgapfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoutput gap

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These larger changes in inflation andoutputgapinduce the central bank to move its interest rate closer to the natural rate.
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We find that interest rate changes are not predictable, but inflation and theoutputgapare.
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It is probably not very realistic to assume that the central bank can observe theoutputgapin the current period.
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As a result, inflation and theoutputgapremain at their steady-state level whether the economy is affected by shocks or not.
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Instead, the interest rate is increased slowly: the shock is allowed to affect theoutputgap.
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So,outputgapin the foreign economy falls.
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Both have jagged patterns, whereas inflation and theoutputgapare smoother.
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An implication of this loss criterion is that an equilibrium with complete stabilization of inflation and theoutputgapis not fully efficient.
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First, an interest rate rule that also responds to theoutputgapis more likely to generate indeterminacy relative to the standard model.
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Inflation andoutputgapare orthogonal to the inefficient supply shocks of the other country.
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Under the optimal cooperative solution each country should adjust its domestic producer inflation in response to changes in its domesticoutputgap.
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The indeterminacy region shrinks as the response to theoutputgap(horizontal axis) increases.
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A positive response to the currentoutputgapin the left column squeezes the uniqueness region.
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The second equation links theoutputgapto the ex-post real interest rate.
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Assume that inflation and theoutputgapare uncorrelated with the current policy shock and with the lagged interest rate.
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Conversely, a larger (cyclically adjusted) budget surplus reduces the probability of a violation, as does a positive domesticoutputgap.
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Figure 14 shows the response of theoutputgapunder the two alternative regimes, just after the date of the hypothetical regime change.
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Indeed, domesticoutputgapand inflation rate should react only to domestic inefficient shocks and not to foreign ones.
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Optimal policy deliberately opens a significantoutputgapin order to anchor inflation and inflation expectations.
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