Lessons of the euro for dollarization: Analytic and political economy perspectives

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 333-345

  Dellas, Harris ^a   Tavlas, George S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b BANK OF GREECE   (Greece)

^c INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

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EID: 0041370227     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-8938(01)00051-5     Document Type: Article

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