Evaluating monetary policy when nominal interest rates are almost zero

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 434-453

  Fujiwara, Ippei ^a  

^a Bank of Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

Markov switching VAR; Monetary policy; Zero nominal interest rate floor

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747202718     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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