Estimating the market-perceived monetary policy rule

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-28

  Hamilton, James D ^a   Pruitt, Seth ^b   Borger, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^c Office of Immigration Statistics   (United States)

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EID: 79960783451     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.3.3.1     Document Type: Article

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