The impact of central bank transparency on inflation expectations

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-66

  van der Cruijsen, Carin ^a,b   Demertzis, Maria ^a,b  

^a DE NEDERLANDSCHE BANK   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Central bank transparency; Inflation expectations; Monetary policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846929924     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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