How has the monetary transmission mechanism evolved over time?

Handbook of Monetary Economics

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2010, Pages 369-422

  Boivin, Jean ^a,d   Kiley, Michael T ^b   Mishkin, Frederic S ^c,d  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Monetary Policy; Monetary Transmission; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650249466     PISSN: 15734498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53238-1.00008-9     Document Type: Book

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