01429cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007124 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455226092 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Bersch, Julia. Mongolia : Measuring the Output Gap / Julia Bersch, Tara Sinclair. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (16 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 compares the output gap estimates for Mongolia based on a number of different methods. Special attention is paid to the substantial role of mining in the Mongolian economy. We find that a Blanchard and Quah-type joint model of output and inflation provides a more robust estimate of the output gap for Mongolia than the traditional statistical decompositions. Mode of access: Internet Sinclair, Tara. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/079 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2011/079/001.2011.issue-079-en.xml IMF e-Library