Some benefits of monetary-policy transparency in New Zealand

Finance a Uver - Czech Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 57, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 521-539

  Drew, Aaron ^a   Karagedikli, Özer ^a  

^a RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Monetary policy; New Zealand; Surprises; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149103657     PISSN: 00151920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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