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- 2
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- 1
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- 1-32
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- 962
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Robert J. Barro
(1976).
Rational expectations and the role of monetary policy.
Journal of Monetary Economics
, 2
(1)
, 1-32.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3932(76)90002-7
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- 10.1016/0304-3932(76)90002-7