Asymmetries in transatlantic monetary policy-making: Does the ECB follow the fed?

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 921-946

  Belke, Ansgar ^a   Gros, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES   (Belgium)

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EID: 28744438297     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2005.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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