ERM realignment risk and its economic determinants as reflected in cross-rate options

Economic Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 449, 1998, Pages 1046-1066

  Campa, José M ^a   Chang, P H Kevin ^a  

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EID: 0001238144     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00329     Document Type: Article

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