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An Implicit Credibility Index for the Central Banks that Implemented Inflation-Targeting Regime

By: Nezir Köse and  Ali Talih Süt  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 63 - 90
Submitted on: Jun 28, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 10, 2025
Published on: Jun 3, 2025
Published by: Central Bank of Montenegro
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