Do interest rates drive inflation dynamics? An analysis of the cost channel of monetary transmission

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2723-2744

  Tillmann, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost channel; Inflation dynamics; Monetary transmission; New Keynesian Phillips curve; Present value model

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849106805     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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