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Political institutions and central bank independence revisited

B. Pistoresi Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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F. Salsano Department of Economics and Law, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Department of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, UK
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D. Ferrari Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Pages 679-682 | Published online: 10 Feb 2011

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