The incredible Volcker disinflation

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 981-1015

  Goodfriend, Marvin ^a   King, Robert G ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Credibility; Disinflation; Monetary policy; Volcker

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144433498     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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