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The credibility of monetary policy: a survey of the literature with some simple applications to Caanda

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Robert Amano (Bank of Canada)
Paul Fenton (Bank of Canada)
David Tessier (Bank of Canada)
Simon van Norden (Bank of Canada)

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Date of creation: 18 Oct 1996
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Keywords: monetary policy; credibility; dynamic inconsistency; inflation;

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  1. Gordon de Brouwer & Luci Ellis, 1998. "Forward-looking Behaviour and Credibility: Some Evidence and Implications for Policy," RBA Research Discussion Papers rdp9803, Reserve Bank of Australia. [Downloadable!]
  2. Antulio N. Bomfim & Glenn D. Rudebusch, 1997. "Opportunistic and deliberate disinflation under imperfect credibility," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory and Econometrics 97-07, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Robert Amano & Don Coletti & Tiff Macklem, 1999. "Monetary Rules When Economic Behaviour Changes," Cahiers de recherche CREFE / CREFE Working Papers 81, CREFE, Université du Québec à Montréal. [Downloadable!]
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