Do monetary policy shocks matter in the G-7 countries? Using common identifying assumptions about monetary policy across countries

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 387-412

  Kim, Soyoung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Identified VAR; Liquidity puzzle; Monetary policy shocks; Output fluctuations; Price puzzle

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; G-7 COUNTRY; MODELING; MONETARY POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY;

EID: 0032871314     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(98)00052-X     Document Type: Article

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