Reconsidering the principal components of central bank independence: The more the merrier?

Public Choice

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-12

  Banaian, King ^a   Burdekin, Richard C K ^b   Willett, Thomas D ^c  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032349010     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004942714368     Document Type: Article

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