Assessing the impact of changes in transparency and accountability at the Bank of Canada

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-300

  Siklos, Pierre L ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; BANKING; EXCHANGE RATE; INFLATION; INTEREST RATE; MONETARY POLICY;

CANADA;

EID: 0344467244     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552287     Document Type: Article

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