Measuring the degree of exchange market intervention in a small open economy

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-79

  Weymark, Diana N ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031073358     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(96)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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