Credibility and discipline effects of exchange rates as nominal anchors: the need to distinguish temporary from permanent pegs

World Economy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 803-826

  Willett, Thomas D ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE RATE; FISCAL POLICY; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EID: 0032414643     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9701.00164     Document Type: Article

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