Nonlinearity in the FED'S monetary policy rule

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 621-639

  Kim, Dong Heon ^a   Osborn, Denise R ^a   Sensier, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23844460947     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.792     Document Type: Article

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