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Price stability and the Swedish monetary experiment


Abstract: An examination of the feasibility and appropriateness of establishing a direct, price-index target as the primary objective of U.S. monetary policy, with particular emphasis on the Swedish Riksbank's experiment with such an approach during the 1930s.

Keywords: Sweden; Monetary policy - Sweden;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Commentary

Publication Date: 1990

Issue: Dec

Order Number: 2