When does policy reform work? The case of central bank independence

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue SPRING, 2008, Pages 351-417

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Johnson, Simon ^b   Querubín, Pablo ^a   Robinson, James A ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55349100563     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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