01541cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001178 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451847932 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Saxena, Sweta. Alternative Methods of Estimating Potential Output and the Output Gap : An Application to Sweden / Sweta Saxena, Valerie Cerra. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (33 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews a number of different methods that can be used to estimate potential output and the output gap. Measures of potential output and the output gap are useful to help identify the scope for sustainable noninflationary growth and to allow an assessment of the stance of macroeconomic policies. The paper then compares results from some of these methods to the case of Sweden, showing the range of estimates. Mode of access: Internet Cerra, Valerie. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/059 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/059/001.2000.issue-059-en.xml IMF e-Library