Learning the inflation target

Macroeconomic Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-188

  Nunes, Ricardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive Learning; Heterogeneity; Volcker Disinflation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749113287     PISSN: 13651005     EISSN: 14698056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136510050807051X     Document Type: Article

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