The case for open-market purchases in a liquidity trap

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 110-137

  Auerbach, Alan J ^a   Obstfeld, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 20444367717     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828053828473     Document Type: Review

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