Insurance policies for monetary policy in the euro area

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 872-912

  Kuester, Keith ^a   Wieland, Volker ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 77953519926     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jeea_a_00007     Document Type: Article

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