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The causes of the high real interest rates which prevailed throughout the 1980s are still one of the most controversial issues of monetary analysis.
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Pittaluga, G.B., Vaciago, G. (1994). Portfolio choices and real interest rates: the role of savers’ age structure. In: Conti, V., Hamaui, R., Scobie, H.M. (eds) Bond Markets, Treasury and Debt Management. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1208-6_4
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