Evolving U.S. Monetary Policy and the decline of inflation predictability

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 634-646

  Benati, Luca ^a   Surico, Paolo ^b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

^b BANK OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 45849152141     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2008.6.2-3.634     Document Type: Article

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