Gender bias and central bank policy: Employment and inflation reduction

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-186

  Braunstein, Elissa ^a   Heintz, James ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Banks; Employment; Gender; Inflation; Monetary policy

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPLOYMENT; EXCHANGE RATE; GENDER ISSUE; INFLATION; MONETARY POLICY;

EID: 41249087765     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: 14653486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692170801889643     Document Type: Article

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