Learning, uncertainty and central bank activism in an economy with strategic interactions

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 153-171

  Ellison, Martin ^a,b   Valla, Natacha ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activism; D81; D83; D84; E52; E58; Learning; Monetary policy; Strategic interactions; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012888869     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(01)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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