Chronicle of a deflation unforetold

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 591-634

  Velde, François R ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY DEVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HISTORY; MARKET; PRICE DYNAMICS; WAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 69249096620     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605130     Document Type: Article

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