Asymmetries in monetary policy reaction function: Evidence for U.S. French and German central banks

Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Bec, Frédérique ^a   Salem, Mélika Ben ^b   Collard, Fabrice ^c  

^a CREST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

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EID: 5144231688     PISSN: 15583708     EISSN: 10811826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1558-3708.1006     Document Type: Article

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