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Did asymmetric monetary preferences for the output gap disappear during recent economic times?

Steven P. CassouDepartment of Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS66506, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Hedieh ShadmaniDepartment of Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS66506, USA
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Jesús VázquezDepartamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico II, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales,Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Bilbao48015, Spain
Pages 113-117 | Published online: 15 Oct 2013

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