Exchange-rate policy in East Asia after the fall: How much have things changed?

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 403-430

  Beng, Gan Wee ^a  

^a Monetary Authority of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

East Asia; Exchange rate; Yen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034258686     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-0078(00)00068-3     Document Type: Article

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