Has euro-area inflation persistence changed over time?

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 709-720

  O'Reilly, Gerard ^a   Whelan, Karl ^a  

^a CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

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EID: 31544462063     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465305775098125     Document Type: Review

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