Expectations formation and the effectiveness of strategies for limiting the consequences of the zero bound

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 314-337

  Reifschneider, David L ^a   Roberts, John M ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Central bank models; Expectations formation; Monetary policy; Zero interest bound

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747396597     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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