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Policymaking on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC): transparency and continuity

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Presentation to the Bank of Japan?s 12th International Conference of the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies (Tokyo, Japan) May 31, 2005

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  • Janet L. Yellen, 2005. "Policymaking on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC): transparency and continuity," Speech 13, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
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    1. Fujiki, Hiroshi, 2005. "The Monetary Policy Committee and the Incentive Problem: A Selective Survey," Monetary and Economic Studies, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan, vol. 23(S1), pages 37-82, October.
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    1. Gerlach-Kristen, Petra, 2008. "Taking two steps at a time: On the optimal pattern of policy interest rates," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 32(2), pages 550-570, February.

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