The impact of discount rate changes on market interest rates: Evidence from three European countries and Japan

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 905-923

  Rai, Anoop ^a   Seth, Rama ^b   Mohanty, Sunil K ^c  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Independent Bank   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Discount rates; Interest rates; Monetary policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447573866     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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