Regional cyclical asymmetries in an optimal currency area: An analysis using US state data

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 373-397

  Partridge, Mark D ^a   Rickman, Dan S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; CURRENCY MARKET; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17744399241     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpi022     Document Type: Article

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