Monetary policy and exchange rate interactions in a small open economy

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 197-221

  Bjørnland, Hilde C ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Event study; Identification; Monetary policy; Open economy; VAR

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE RATE; INTEREST RATE; MONETARY POLICY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 43449106507     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2008.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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