Surprising comparative properties of monetary models: Results from a new model database

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 800-816

  Taylor, John B ^a   Wieland, Volker ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84870751642     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00220     Document Type: Article

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