The foreign-exchange costs of central bank intervention: Evidence from Sweden

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 219-247

  Sjöö, Boo ^a   Sweeney, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central bank intervention; Central bank profits; F31; Foreign exchange intervention; Foreign exchange markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002276543     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(00)00042-5     Document Type: Article

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