International reserve-holding in the developing world: Self insurance in a crisis-prone era?

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-82

  Mendoza, Ronald U ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

Author keywords

International reserves; Liquidity at risk; Quantity theory; Self insurance; Special drawing rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342333583     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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