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Interest rates, expectations, and the Wicksellian policy rule

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  • Thomas M. Humphrey

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Prominent among older theories of inflation is the view that a rising price level stems from a divergence between two rates of interest.

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  • Thomas M. Humphrey, 1975. "Interest rates, expectations, and the Wicksellian policy rule," Working Paper 75-02, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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    4. Tanner, J. Ernest, 1975. "A wicksellian indicator of monetary policy," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 1(2), pages 171-185, April.
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