Does institutional change really matter? Inflation targets, central bank reform and interest rate policy in the OECD countries

Manchester School

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 487-527

  Anton Muscatelli, V ^a   Tirelli, Patrizio ^a   Trecroci, Carmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040074459     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9957.00298     Document Type: Article

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