The robustness and efficiency of monetary policy rules as guidelines for interest rate setting by the european central bank*

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 655-679

  Taylor, John B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Monetary policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033149338     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(99)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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