A tibble, containing data to estimate the effects of interest rate rules for monetary policy. The data are used by Jordà (2005).
interest_rules_var_data
A tibble with 193 quarterly observations (rows) and 3 variables (columns):
Percentage difference between real GDP and potential GDP (Congressional Budget Office).
Inflation: Percentage change in the GDP, chain weighted price index at annual rate.
Federal funds rate: quarterly average of daily rates.
Sample: 1955:I - 2003:I
Jordà, Ò. (2005) "Estimation and Inference of Impulse Responses by Local Projections." American Economic Review, 95 (1): 161-182.