Long-term persistence in the real intere
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Kon S. Lai
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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This study examines the long-term persistence in ex ante real interest rates. According to the long-run Fisher effect, ex ante real ratesÐthe difference between nominal rates and expected in¯ationÐshould be mean-reverting and have no unit root. Empirical evidence on mean reversion has been mixed and