Stabilization policy: A reconsideration

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-22

  Yellen, Janet L ^a,b,c   Akerlof, George A ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b Department of Business ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 30344473637     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbj002     Document Type: Article

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