An estimate of the effect of common currencies on trade and income

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 437-466

  Frankel, Jeffrey ^a   Rose, Andrew ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036589471     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355302753650292     Document Type: Article

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