Rachet Effects in Currency Substitution : An Application to the Kyrgyz Republic /

Currency substitution is now a common issue in the design of monetary policy in most transition economies. This paper analyzes the persistence of this phenomenon in the Kyrgyz Republic by including a ratchet variable in the model specification. The main conclusion of the paper is that, while some de...

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Autor principal: Mongardini, Joannes
Altres autors: Mueller, Johannes
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/102
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF
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