When Do Target Zones Work? An Examination of Exchange Rate Targeting as a Device for Coordinating Economic Policies

Open Economies Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-138

  Hughes Hallett, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exchange rate management; Incentive structures; Policy coordination

Indexed keywords

POLICY COORDINATION; TARGET ZONES;

EID: 0031902517     PISSN: 09237992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008238117440     Document Type: Article

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