A comparative study of alternative econometric packages with an application to Italian deposit interest rates

Journal of Economic and Social Measurement

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 271-295

  Bruno, Giuseppe ^a   De Bonis, Riccardo ^a  

^a BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTEREST RATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 3343006326     PISSN: 07479662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/jem-2004-0204     Document Type: Article

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