Modelling International Policy Games: Lessons from European Monetary Coordination

Empirica

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 163-177

  Carraro, Carlo ^a,b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b CEPR and FEEM   (Italy)

Author keywords

European Union; Inverse control; Monetary cooperation; Policy games

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GAME THEORY; MONETARY POLICY; POLICY COORDINATION; THEORY;

EUROPE;

EID: 0031420609     PISSN: 03408744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006801900147     Document Type: Article

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