An analysis of Russia's 1998 meltdown: Fundamentals and market signals

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-68

  Kharas, Homi ^a   Pinto, Brian ^a   Ulatov, Sergei ^a  

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EID: 0035628152     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/eca.2001.0012     Document Type: Article

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