Macroeconomics after the crisis: Time to deal with the pretense-of- knowledge syndrome

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 85-102

  Caballero, Ricardo J ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 78649613124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.24.4.85     Document Type: Article

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