Choosing the federal reserve chair: Lessons from history

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-162

  Romer, Christina D ^a,b   Romer, David H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 33645823194     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/089533004773563476     Document Type: Review

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