Principal components at work: The empirical analysis of monetary policy with large data sets

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 603-620

  Favero, Carlo A ^a   Marcellino, Massimiliano ^a   Neglia, Francesca ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 23844558620     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.815     Document Type: Article

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