The "new consensus macroeconomics" in the light of the current crisis

Ekonomia

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-111

  Karakitsos, Elias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Credit crisis; Monetary policy; Monetary rules; Natural rate of interest; Neo Wickselhan model; New consensus macroeconomics; Potential output; Real profit rate; Wealth effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883534956     PISSN: 10255508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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