Anticipating Balance of Payments Crises Role of Early Warning Systems

IMF Occasional Papers

Volumn , Issue 186, 1999, Pages 30-32

  Berg, Andrew ^a   Borensztein, Eduardo ^a   Milesi Ferretti, Gian Maria ^a   Pattillo, Catherine ^a  

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Indexed keywords

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ECONOMIC PLANNING; ECONOMIC POLICY; FINANCIAL CRISIS;

EID: 0346355661     PISSN: 02516365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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