Good inflation, bad inflation: The housing boom, economic growth and the disaggregation of inflationary preferences in the UK and Ireland

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 461-478

  Hay, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Economic growth; Inflation management; Monetary policy

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HOUSING MARKET; INFLATION; MACROECONOMICS; MONETARY POLICY; PRICE DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650644591     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2009.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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