Inflation persistence and robust monetary policy design

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-140

  Coenen, Günter ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Euro area; Inflation persistence; Macroeconomic modelling; Monetary policy rules; Rational expectations; Robustness; Staggered contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751335037     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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