Median citizen's macroeconomic preference and inflationary bias

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 395-409

  Fox, Gerald T ^a  

^a HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031517622     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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