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Understanding the Fed

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  • William Poole

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This article was originally presented as a speech at the Dyer County Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Luncheon, Dyersburg, Tennessee, August 31, 2006.

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  • William Poole, 2007. "Understanding the Fed," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, vol. 89(Jan), pages 3-14.
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    1. William Poole, 2005. "How predictable is Fed policy?," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, vol. 87(Nov), pages 659-668.
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    3. Ben S. Bernanke, 2006. "The benefits of price stability," Speech 171, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
    4. Taylor, John B., 1993. "Discretion versus policy rules in practice," Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(1), pages 195-214, December.
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