Modelling anti-inflationary monetary targeting in Romania

International Economic Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 125-145

  Sánchez, Marcelo ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Monetary targeting; Optimal monetary policy; Romania

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952424464     PISSN: 10168737     EISSN: 1743517X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10168737.2010.487541     Document Type: Article

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