Exchange rate target zone models: A Bayesian evaluation

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 461-490

  Li, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0033445240     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1255(199909/10)14:5<461::AID-JAE540>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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