Independence day for the 'old lady': A natural experiment on the implications of central bank independence

Manchester School

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-327

  Chadha, Jagjit S ^a   Macmillan, Peter ^b   Nolan, Charles ^b  

^a BNP PARIBAS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34047206468     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: 14679957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2007.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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