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The first and most optimistic response was complete rational expectations econometrics. A rational expectations equilibrium is a likelihood function. Maximize it.

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Thomas J. Sargent
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: July 19
Economist
Professor
University Teacher
Pasadena
California
Thomas John Tom Sargent
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Equilibrium
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Econometrics
Function
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