How central should the central bank be?

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-133

  Blinder, Alan S ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957753817     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.48.1.123     Document Type: Article

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