Jm. Nason et T. Cogley, TESTING THE IMPLICATIONS OF LONG-RUN NEUTRALITY FOR MONETARY BUSINESS-CYCLE MODELS, Journal of applied econometrics, 9, 1994, pp. 37-70
This paper compares sample fluctuations of the US business cycle with
those predicted by a class of equilibrium monetary business cycle mode
ls. The predictions of the models are generated using the long-run neu
trality restrictions implicit in the models. By imposing these restric
tions on sample data, tests of the ability of the models to replicate
the dynamics of the US business cycle are constructed. Although the pr
edictions of the models for real side variables are rejected, there is
evidence that the nominal side predictions of the models are not reje
cted.