Can financial innovation help to explain the reduced volatility of economic activity?

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-150

  Dynan, Karen E ^a   Elmendorf, Douglas W ^a   Sichel, Daniel E ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic fluctuations; Financial deregulation; Financial innovation; Volatility

Indexed keywords

EID: 31344441352     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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