Has monetary policy become more effective?

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 445-462

  Boivin, Jean ^a   Giannoni, Marc P ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 33749670888     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.88.3.445     Document Type: Article

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