Challenges for inflation targeting in emerging market countries

Emerging Markets Finance and Trade

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 5-16

  Mishkin, Frederic S ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging market countries; Inflation targeting; Institutions; Monetary policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449087960     PISSN: 1540496X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/REE1540-496X440601     Document Type: Article

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