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title: DSGE Models in Central Banks: Progress and Prospects
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/bfr-banfra-1066/
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updated: 2026-10-30
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: RePEc:bfr:banfra:1066
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:bfr:banfra:1066
featured: 2026-10-30
citations: unknown
topic: Econometrics & Forecasting
---


# DSGE Models in Central Banks: Progress and Prospects

A comprehensive review traces how DSGE models became standard policy tools and assesses their value for connecting theory, data and policy experiments despite known limitations.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:bfr:banfra:1066
- Identifier: RePEc:bfr:banfra:1066
- Released: 2026-10-26
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 137 (2026-10-30): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2026-10-30/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Econometrics & Forecasting
- Authors: Christophe Cahn, Patrick Fève, Julien Matheron

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