Does central bank independence still matter?

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 717-721

  de Haan, Jakob ^a,b   Masciandaro, Donato ^c   Quintyn, Marc ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

^c BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

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EID: 55049127906     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.09.005     Document Type: Editorial

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