Imperfect knowledge and monetary policy

Imperfect Knowledge and Monetary Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-138

  Issing, Otmar ^a   Gaspar, Vítor ^a   Tristani, Oreste ^b   Vestin, David ^b  

^a Banco de Portugal ^*

^b EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

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EID: 84929734649     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511492426     Document Type: Book

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