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Why does countercyclical monetary policy matter?

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  • Satyajit Chatterjee

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Satyajit Chatterjee outlines the mainstream view of the benefits of countercyclical monetary policy and the challenge posed to it by recent microfoundations-oriented research. He also considers how this challenge may alter our views about the benefits of countercyclical monetary policy.>

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  • Satyajit Chatterjee, 2001. "Why does countercyclical monetary policy matter?," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q2, pages 7-14.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedpbr:y:2001:i:q2:p:7-14
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