Research Discussion Paper – RDP 2015-14 Okun's Law and Potential Output

Contents

• Introduction
• Comparisons with Previous Research
• Models
• Estimation
• Forecasting
• Specification Issues
• Directions for Future Research
• References

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We would like to acknowledge earlier internal work at the RBA by Mark Baker and Alex Cooper, on which we have relied. We would also like to thank Adam Cagliarini, Alex Cooper, Kathryn Davis, David Jacobs, Christopher Kent, Michael Plumb, Matthew Read, Dan Rees and John Simon for helpful comments.