Measuring the independence of central banks and its effect on policy outcomes

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 353-398

  Cukierman, Alex ^a,b   Web, Steven B ^a,b   Neyapti, Bilin ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0000769846     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/6.3.353     Document Type: Article

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