Money and the natural rate of interest: Structural estimates for the United States and the euro area

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 758-776

  Andrés, Javier ^a   David Lopez Salido J ^b   Nelson, Edward ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Money; Natural rate; New Keynesian models

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349086343     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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