Optimal monetary policy rules and inflation targets: Are Australia, Canada, and New Zealand different from the U.S.?

Open Economies Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-362

  Collins, Sean ^a   Siklos, Pierre L ^b  

^a INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inflation targeting; Optimal Taylor rules

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; INFLATION; INTEREST RATE; MONETARY POLICY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9144243749     PISSN: 09237992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:OPEN.0000048523.79011.b2     Document Type: Article

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