The Use of Reserve Requirements in an Optimal Monetary Policy Framework

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
716i
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
E51, E52, E58
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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