Adaptive learning and the transition to fiat money

Economic Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 484, 2003, Pages 147-165

  Selgin, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; EXCHANGE RATE; MONETARY POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0037246328     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00094     Document Type: Article

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