Inflation Persistence, the NAIRU, and the great recession

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 31-36

  Watson, Mark W ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84901432666     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.5.31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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