The empirical performance of the ECB's repo auctions: Evidence from aggregated and individual bidding data

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 839-856

  Breitung, Jörg ^a   Nautz, Dieter ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

D44; E52; European Central Bank; Fixed rate tender; Monetary policy instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042140520     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(01)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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