China's exchange rate policy: The case for greater flexibility

Asian Economic Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-184

  Roberts, Ivan ^a   Tyers, Rod ^b  

^a RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Exchange rates; Macroeconomic policy

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY MARKET; EXCHANGE RATE; FISCAL POLICY; MACROECONOMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 0041917322     PISSN: 13513958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8381.00166     Document Type: Article

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