Monetary policy rules, policy preferences, and uncertainty: Recent empirical evidence

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 597-627

  Muscatelli, Anton ^a   Trecroci, Carmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central bank independence; Inflation; Monetary policy rules

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; INFLATION; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; MONETARY POLICY; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EID: 0034493590     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6419.00126     Document Type: Article

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