Liquidity, redistribution, and the welfare cost of inflation

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 428-438

  Chiu, Jonathan ^a   Molico, Miguel ^a  

^a BANK OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inflation; Monetary policy; Search; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952675734     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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