Survey Measures of Expected U.S. Inflation

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 125-144

  Thomas Jr , Lloyd B ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000745585     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.13.4.125     Document Type: Review

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