TY - BOOK AU - Friedman,Benjamin M. AU - Woodford,Michael TI - Handbook of monetary economics SN - 9780444532381 (v. 3A) AV - HG221 .H24 2011 U1 - 332.4 PY - 2011/// CY - San Diego, Calif., Amsterdam PB - North-Holland KW - Money KW - Monetary policy KW - Business N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes N2 - How have monetary policies matured during the last decade? The recent downturn in economies worldwide have put monetary policies in a new spotlight. In addition to their investigations of new tools, models, and assumptions, the authors look carefully at recent evidence on subjects as varied as price-setting, inflation persistence, the private sector's formation of inflation expectations, and the monetary policy transmission mechanism. They also reexamine standard presumptions about the rationality of asset markets and other fundamentals UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0601/90006983-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0601/90006983-t.html ER -