diff --git a/lectures/cagan_ree.md b/lectures/cagan_ree.md index d694c57d..fab16d01 100644 --- a/lectures/cagan_ree.md +++ b/lectures/cagan_ree.md @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ m_t^d - p_t = -\alpha \pi_t^* \: , \: \alpha > 0 ; \quad t = 0, 1, \ldots, T . $$ (eq:caganmd) This equation asserts that the demand for real balances -is inversely related to the public's expected rate of inflation. +is inversely related to the public's expected rate of inflation with sensitivity $\alpha$. People somehow acquire **perfect foresight** by their having solved a forecasting problem. @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ $$ \mu_t = \mu^* , \quad t \geq T_1 $$ -so that, in terms of our notation and formula for $\pi_{T+1}^*$ above, $\tilde \gamma = 1$. +so that, in terms of our notation and formula for $\pi_{T+1}^*$ above, $\gamma^* = 1$. #### Experiment 1: Foreseen sudden stabilization