Inflation expectations and inflation uncertainty in the eurozone: Evidence from survey data

Review of World Economics

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 325-346

  Arnold, Ivo J M ^a   Lemmen, Jan J G ^b,c  

^a NYENRODE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer survey; Inflation differentials; Monetary union

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749095525     PISSN: 16102878     EISSN: 16102886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10290-008-0149-9     Document Type: Article

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