Were there regime switches in U.S. monetary policy?

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-81

  Sims, Christopher A ^a   Zha, Tao ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA   (United States)

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EID: 33645747482     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282806776157678     Document Type: Article

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