Exchange rate management and manufactured exports in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 237-253

  Sekkat, Khalid ^a   Varoudakis, Aristomene ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Manufactured exports; Panel data; Real exchange rate misalignment; Volatility

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE RATE; MANUFACTURED EXPORT; REAL EXCHANGE RATE; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034067023     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(99)00067-X     Document Type: Article

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