The Mexican Peso Crisis : Overview and Analysis of Credibility Factors /

This paper examines credibility and reputational factors in explaining the December 1994 crisis of the Mexican peso. After reviewing events leading to the crisis, a model emphasizing the inflation-competitiveness trade-off is presented to explain the formation of devaluation expectations. Estimation...

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Yazar: Masson, Paul
Diğer Yazarlar: Agenor, Pierre-Richard
Materyal Türü: Dergi
Dil:English
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996.
Seri Bilgileri:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/006
Online Erişim:Full text available on IMF
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