Asymmetric bank lending channels and ECB monetary policy

Economic Modelling

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-46

  Gambacorta, Leonardo ^a  

^a BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Bank lending channel; European Central Bank; Optimal monetary policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037209566     PISSN: 02649993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-9993(01)00084-0     Document Type: Article

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