Conducting monetary policy at very low short-term interest rates

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Bernanke, Ben S ^a   Reinhart, Vincent R ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 4043136574     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828041302118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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