The euro as an international currency: Explaining puzzling first evidence from the foreign exchange markets

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 351-383

  Hau, Harald ^a   Killeen, William ^b   Moore, Michael ^c  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b BNP PARIBAS   (France)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Market transparency; Spread determination; Transacton costs; Vehicle currency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010814037     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(01)00041-9     Document Type: Article

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