Central bank independence, disinflations, and the sacrifice ratio

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-434

  Down, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central banks; Disinflation; Partisanship; Sacrifice ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442447275     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414003262905     Document Type: Review

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