Exchange-rate volatility, trade and "fixing for life" in Thailand

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 445-470

  Rahmatsyah, Teuku ^a   Rajaguru, Gulasekaran ^b   Siregar, Reza Y ^c  

^a ASEAN Secretariat   (Indonesia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exchange rate volatilities; Exports; Imports; Rigid and flexible exchange rate regimes; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036888470     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-1425(02)00029-4     Document Type: Article

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