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Unfinished Business in the Macroeconomics of Low Inflation: A Tribute to George and Bill by Bill and George

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  • George A. Akerlof

    (University of California, Berkeley)

  • William T. Dickens

    (University of Maryland)

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  • George A. Akerlof & William T. Dickens, 2007. "Unfinished Business in the Macroeconomics of Low Inflation: A Tribute to George and Bill by Bill and George," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 38(2), pages 31-48.
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