Central bank learning, terms of trade shocks and currency risk: Should only inflation matter for monetary policy?

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 865-886

  Lim, G C ^a   McNelis, Paul D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central bank learning; Parameterized expectations; Policy targets

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447546752     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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