The effect of policy-maker reputation and credibility on public expectations: An application to macroeconomic policy changes

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 449-470

  Granato, Jim ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Credibility; Policy regime; Reputation; Time consistency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030516530     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951692896008004002     Document Type: Article

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