The Policy choices and reaction functions of Bank of England MPC members

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 482-499

  Harris, Mark N ^a   Spencer, Christopher ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E60; Jel classification: e50

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449560886     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/sej.2009.76.2.482     Document Type: Article

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