Flexible inflation targeting and financial stability: Is it enough to stabilize inflation and output?

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1242-1254

  Akram, Q Farooq ^a   Eitrheim, Øyvind ^a  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asset prices; Financial stability; Interest rate rules; Monetary policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149089357     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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