Target zones and exchange rates:: An empirical investigation

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-35

  Bekaert, Geert ^a,b   Gray, Stephen F ^c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

European Monetary System; Exchange rates; F31; F33; Target zones

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002902163     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(97)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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