Inflation, nominal interest rates and the variability of output

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 547-573

  Chadha, Bankim ^a   Tsiddon, Daniel ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

E31; E32; E37; E52; Inflation; Output volatility; Price stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011285526     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(98)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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