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FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

Greenspan’s adherence to the Taylor rule: examining Federal Reserve chairmen policy regimes and deviations from the Taylor rule

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Article: 2209951 | Received 03 Dec 2022, Accepted 30 Apr 2023, Published online: 24 May 2023

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