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		| James  Yetman | 
	
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		| ''Speed Limit Policies and Interest Rate Smoothing'' | 
	
		| ( 2004, Vol. 5 No.17 ) | 
	
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		| Walsh (2003) argued that U.S. monetary policy can be described as following a "speed limit" policy. Here I show that this provides an explanation for the apparent interest rate smoothing present in central bank policy. | 
	
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		| Keywords: Interest Rate Smoothing | 
	
		| JEL: E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General 
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		| | Manuscript Received : Oct 27 2004 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Oct 28 2004 | 
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