Inflation targeting: lessons from four countries
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- Frederic S. Mishkin & Adam S. Posen, 1998. "Inflation Targeting: Lessons from Four Countries," NBER Working Papers 6126, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Monetary policy - Germany; Monetary policy - Great Britain; Inflation (Finance); Monetary policy - Canada; Monetary policy - New Zealand;All these keywords.
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- E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
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