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Perils of quantitative easing

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  • McMahon, Michael

    (University of Warwick, CEPR, CAGE (Warwick), CEP (LSE), CfM (LSE) and CAMA (ANU))

  • Peiris, Udara

    (CEF, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation.)

  • Polemarchakis, Herakles

    (University of WarwickAbstract: Quantitative easing compromises the control of the central bank over the stochastic path of inflation)

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Quantitative easing compromises the control of the central bank over the stochastic path of inflation
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  • McMahon, Michael & Peiris, Udara & Polemarchakis, Herakles, 2015. "Perils of quantitative easing," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 1089, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    Quantitative easing ; credit easing ; inflation;
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    • D50 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - General
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy

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