Fear of floating needn't imply fixed rates: An OCA approach to the operation of stable intermediate currency regimes

Open Economies Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-91

  Willett, Thomas D ^a  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange rates; Inflation targeting; Optimum currency areas; Unstable middle

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY MARKET; EXCHANGE RATE; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INFLATION; MONETARY POLICY;

EID: 0037268771     PISSN: 09237992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021251303089     Document Type: Article

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