WHY ARE THE 2000s SO DIFFERENT FROM THE 1970s? A STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION OF CHANGES IN THE MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF OIL PRICES

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1032-1052

  Blanchard, Olivier J ^a   Riggi, Marianna ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Bank of Italy ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

E24; E31; E32; E52

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883781425     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeea.12029     Document Type: Article

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