Inflation targeting and macroeconomic stability in a Post Keynesian economy

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 435-461

  Lima, Gilberto Tadeu ^a   Setterfield, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Incomes policy; Inflation targeting; Monetary policy; Post Keynesian economics; Stability of equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449100297     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PKE0160-3477300307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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