Term structure transmission of monetary policy

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-92

  Kozicki, Sharon ^a   Tinsley, P A ^b  

^a BANK OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Determinacy of inflation; Horizon dependent expectations; No arbitrage term structure; The Great Inflation; The Taylor Principle

Indexed keywords

EID: 43649099931     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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