Optimal central bank conservatism and monopoly trade unions

IMF Staff Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 585-605

  Berger, Helge ^a,b   Hefeker, Carsten ^b,c   Schöb, Ronnie ^b,d  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CESifo ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Hamburgisches Welt Wirtschafts Archiv   (Germany)

^d OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 12844260170     PISSN: 10207635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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