The Models

• The MCA model is the exact "MC" model in Estimating How the Macroeconomy Works. This book is the complete reference for the MCA model. The workbook that goes with this version is The MCA Model Workbook (pdf). The experiments in this workbook duplicate results in the book.
• The MCB model is the version of the "MC" model used for the results in "Policy Effects in the Post Boom U.S. Economy". The estimates and complete specification of this version are presented in Appendix A: The US Part of the MCB Model: October 29, 2004 (pdf) and Appendix B: The ROW Part of the MCB Model: October 29, 2004 (pdf). The workbook that goes with this version is The MCB Model Workbook: October 29, 2004 (pdf). The experiments in this workbook duplicate results in the paper.
• The MCC model is the version of the "MC" model used for the results in "Evaluating Inflation Targeting Using a Macroeconometric Model" and "A Comparison of Five Federal Reserve Chairmen: Was Greenspan the Best?". The estimates and complete specification of this version are presented in Appendix A: The US Part of the MCC Model: April 28, 2006 (pdf) and Appendix B: The ROW Part of the MCC Model: August 1, 2006 (pdf). The workbook that goes with this version is The MCC Model Workbook: August 1, 2006 (pdf). The experiments in this workbook duplicate results in the papers.

Getting Started

The additional reading for the MCA model should be:

• Estimating How the Macroeconomy Works: at least skim this.
• About MCA Model User Datasets.
• The MCA Model Workbook (pdf) : Chapter 1.

The additional reading for the MCB model should be:

• Estimating How the Macroeconomy Works: at least skim this.
• About MCB Model User Datasets.
• The MCB Model Workbook: October 29, 2004 (pdf): Chapters 1 and 2.

The additional reading for the MCC model should be:

• Estimating How the Macroeconomy Works: at least skim this.
• About MCC Model User Datasets.
• The MCC Model Workbook: August 1, 2006 (pdf) : Chapters 1 and 2.

The MCA Model (Solve)
The MCA Model Workbook (pdf)
Appendices A and B in Estimating How the Macroeconomy Works
Forecast Memo
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The MCB Model (Solve)
The MCB Model Workbook: October 29, 2004 (pdf)
Appendix A: The US Part of the MCB Model: October 29, 2004 (pdf)
Appendix B: The ROW Part of the MCB Model: October 29, 2004 (pdf)
Forecast Memo
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The MCC Model (Solve)
The MCC Model Workbook: August 1, 2006 (pdf)
Appendix A: The US Part of the MCC Model: April 28, 2006 (pdf)
Appendix B: The ROW Part of the MCC Model: August 1, 2006 (pdf)
Forecast Memo
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