The monetary policy of the European Central Bank

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-135

  Surico, Paolo ^a  

^a BANK OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric preferences; ECB monetary policy rule; Monetary targeting

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; INFLATION; INTEREST RATE; MONETARY POLICY; PRICE DETERMINATION;

EID: 34249991720     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2007.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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