Fisherian

F4I1S1H4E1R1I1A1N1

adjective

Of or relating to Ronald Fisher (1890–1962), English statistician, evolutionary biologist, geneticist, and eugenicist.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveFisherian (comparative more Fisherian, superlative most Fisherian)

comparative more Fisherian · superlative most Fisherian

  1. Of or relating to Ronald Fisher (1890–1962), English statistician, evolutionary biologist, geneticist, and eugenicist.
  2. Of or relating to Irving Fisher (1867–1947), American economist and statistician.

    Uribe (2018) examines the strength of Fisherian effects in both empirical and optimizing models.

    2021, Kevin J. Lansing, “Endogenous forecast switching near the zero lower bound”, in Journal of Monetary Economics, 117 (2021) 153--169, p. 157
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    Throughout is made use of the Fisherian equation i#95;t#61;E#95;t#92;#123;#92;pi#95;#123;t#43;1#125;#92;#125;#43;r#95;t which implies that the nominal rate adjusts one-for-one with expected inflation, given a real interest rate that is determined exclusively by real factors[.]

    2015, Jordi Galí, Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle, 2nd edition, Princeton University Press, page 24

    Fisher […] first theorised that dramatic declines in inflation may lead to insolvency as a result of higher real values of debt. Originally applied to the Great Depression, a version of this so-called Fisherian effect has also been used to explain the Global Financial Crisis, debt conditions, and its subsequent impact on economic activities such as investments[.]

    2025, Ugo Albertazzi, James ’t Hooft, Lucas ter Steege, “The causal effect of inflation on financial stability, evidence from history”, in ECB Working Paper Series, number 3108, page 9

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Portuguese fisheriano
  • fisherianoof or relating to Ronald Fisher

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