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The Sensitivity of Long-Term Interest Rates to Economic News: Evidence and Implications for Macroeconomic Models

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  • Refet S. Gürkaynak
  • Brian Sack
  • Eric Swanson

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Article provided by American Economic Association in its journal American Economic Review.

Volume (Year): 95 (2005)
Issue (Month): 1 (March)
Pages: 425-436

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Handle: RePEc:aea:aecrev:v:95:y:2005:i:1:p:425-436

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  1. Clarida, Richard & Galí, Jordi & Gertler, Mark, 1998. "Monetary Policy Rules and Macroeconomic Stability: Evidence and Some Theory," CEPR Discussion Papers 1908, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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