Central bank conservatism and labor market regulation

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 345-363

  Jordahl, Henrik ^a,b   Laséen, Stefan ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm School of Economics   (Sweden)

^c SVERIGES RIKSBANK   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Central bank independence; Credibility; Flexibility; Inflation; Labor market regulation; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 17844391556     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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