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Speed Limit Policies and Interest Rate Smoothing

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  • James Yetman

    (University of Hong Kong)

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Walsh (2003) argued that U.S. monetary policy can be described as following a "speed limit" policy. Here I show that this provides an explanation for the apparent interest rate smoothing present in central bank policy.

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  • James Yetman, 2004. "Speed Limit Policies and Interest Rate Smoothing," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 5(17), pages 1-6.
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    Interest Rate Smoothing;

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    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

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