Optimal discretionary monetary policy in a model of asymmetric central bank preferences

Economic Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 489, 2003, Pages 657-665

  Nobay, A Robert ^a   Peel, David A ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; MODEL; MONETARY POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0042074663     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.t01-1-00149     Document Type: Article

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