Ination Targeting in Canada: Optimal Policy or Just Being There?
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Parts of the paper are drawn from my unpublished essay entitled " Learning Abnout Monetary Theory and Policy, " which bene…tted from many conversations on the subject with David Laidler and also with Rymes and seminar participants at Carleton University and the Laidler Festschrift provided valuable comments.
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