Does inflation or currency depreciation drive monetary policy in Russia?

Research in International Business and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-179

  Granville, Brigitte ^a   Mallick, Sushanta ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exchange rate; Fisher relation; Inflation; Interest rate; Monetary policy reaction function; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747709494     PISSN: 02755319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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