Policymakers' revealed preferences and the output-inflation variability trade-off: Implications for the European system of central banks

Manchester School

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 596-618

  Cecchetti, Stephen G ^a   McConnell, Margaret M ^b   Perez Quiros, Gabriel ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c BANCO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

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EID: 0040668092     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9957.00302     Document Type: Article

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