The welfare cost of inflation in general equilibrium

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-47

  Dotsey, Michael ^a   Ireland, Peter ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Inflation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030078454     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3932(95)01239-7     Document Type: Article

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