Inflation measurement and the ECB's pursuit of price stability: A first assessment

Economic Policy

Volumn , Issue 37, 2003, Pages 395-434

  Cecchetti, Stephen G ^a   Wynne, Mark A ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; INFLATION; MONETARY POLICY; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EUROPE;

EID: 0242337592     PISSN: 02664658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0327.00111_1     Document Type: Article

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