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Research Article

Asymmetric loss and the rationality of consumers’ inflation forecasts: evidence from the US

Yoichi TsuchiyaSchool of Commerce, Meiji University, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1298-1307 | Published online: 11 Mar 2022

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