Goodhart's law: Its origins, meaning and implications for monetary policy

Central Banking, Monetary Theory and Practice: Essays in Honour of Charles Goodhart

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 221-243

  Chrystal, Alec ^a   Mizen, Paul ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749580392     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781950777.00022     Document Type: Chapter

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