On becoming more flexible: Exchange rate regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-138

  Collins, Susan M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange rate regimes; Latin America

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE RATE POLICY;

CARIBBEAN; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 0030391530     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(96)00428-2     Document Type: Article

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