Inflation targeting: Is IT to blame for banking system instability?

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 59, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-97

  Fazio, Dimas M ^a   Tabak, Benjamin M ^b   Cajueiro, Daniel O ^c  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bank regulation; Financial crisis; Financial stability; Inflation targeting; Monetary policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943624270     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2015.05.016     Document Type: Article

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