Macroeconomic Policy Rules in Theory and in Practice
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I am extremely grateful to Amit Kara and Ed Nelson for assistance and useful discussions in the course of the preparation of this paper. I also thank Jagjit Chadha for useful comments on a previous draft. The views expressed here are personal and should not be interpreted as those of the Bank of England or other members of the Monetary Policy Committee.
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