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Is Central Banks’ Effectiveness Related to their Transparency? A Case of European Economies

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|Dec 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2018-0023 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0198 | Journal ISSN: 1730-4237
Language: English
Page range: 121 - 143
Submitted on: Mar 23, 2018
Accepted on: Nov 7, 2018
Published on: Dec 31, 2018
Published by: University of Szczecin
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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