How are inflation targets set?

International Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 265-300

  Horváth, Roman ^a   Matějů, Jakub ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CERGE EI   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 80155207210     PISSN: 13670271     EISSN: 14682362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2362.2011.01283.x     Document Type: Article

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