Real exchange rate behavior: The recent float from the perspective of the past two centuries

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 488-509

  Lothian, James R ^a   Taylor, Mark P ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE RATE BEHAVIOUR; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MODELLING APPROACH; REAL EXCHANGE RATE;

EID: 0030480824     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262031     Document Type: Review

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