Short-term speculators and the puzzling behaviour of exchange rates

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-57

  Osler, C L ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset pricing; Exchange rates; F31; Foreign exchange market; G12; Speculation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002772947     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(97)00024-X     Document Type: Article

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