Determinants of the Choice of Exchange Rate Regimes in Six Central American Countries : An Empirical Analysis /

This paper examines whether decisions about the appropriate exchange rate regime in six Central American countries were based on longer-run economic fundamentals or on the confluence of historical and political circumstances. To uncover any actual relationship both across countries and across time,...

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Tác giả chính: Papaioannou, Michael
Định dạng: Tạp chí
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Loạt:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/059
Truy cập trực tuyến:Full text available on IMF
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