The asymmetric effects of monetary policy

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 409-426

  Florio, Anna ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; FINANCIAL MARKET; MONETARY POLICY;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; ITALY; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543137680     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0950-0804.2004.0226.x     Document Type: Article

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