Central bank independence, economic freedom, and inflation rates

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 149-161

  Banaian, King ^a   Luksetich, William A ^a  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035605937     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/39.1.149     Document Type: Article

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