Monetary policy surprises, credit costs, and economic activity

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-76

  Gertler, Mark ^a,b   Karadi, Peter ^c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84921509624     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.20130329     Document Type: Article

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