Central bank communication and monetary policy: A survey of theory and evidence

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 910-945

  Blinder, Alan S ^a   Ehrmann, Michael ^b   Fratzscher, Marcel ^b   De Haan, Jakob ^c   Jansen, David Jan ^d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d De Nederlandsehe Bank ^*

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EID: 55949123117     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.46.4.910     Document Type: Article

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