A tale of two cycles: Co-fluctuations between UK regions and the euro zone

Manchester School

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-292

  Barrios, Salvador ^a   Brülhart, Marius ^c   Elliott, Robert J R ^b   Sensier, Marianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 0142024111     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9957.00346     Document Type: Article

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