Real interest rates, liquidity constraints and financial deregulation: Private consumption behavior in the U.K

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 221-242

  Sarno, Lucio ^a   Taylor, Mark P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032384386     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-0704(98)00055-X     Document Type: Article

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