Uncovering financial markets' beliefs about inflation targets

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 483-512

  Ruge Murcia, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0034367317     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1255(200009/10)15:5<483::AID-JAE571>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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