Are monetary-policy reaction functions asymmetric?: The role of nonlinearity in the Phillips curve

European Economic Review

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 485-503

  Dolado, Juan J ^a,b   María Dolores, Ramón ^c   Naveira, Manuel ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d BBVA University Institute for Economic and Social Analysis University of Alcalá   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nonlinearities; Phillips curve; Taylor rules

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; MONETARY POLICY; NONLINEARITY;

EID: 11244324178     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(03)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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