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Defining the monetary base in a deregulated financial system

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An examination of how the diminishing role of reserve requirements has made the monetary base a less useful measure of monetary policy than in previous years.

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  • Edward J. Stevens, 1995. "Defining the monetary base in a deregulated financial system," Working Papers (Old Series) 9514, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
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