Does devaluation lead to economic recovery or contraction? Theory and policy with reference to Thailand

Journal of International Development

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-156

  Bird, Graham ^a   S Rajan, Ramkishen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Institute of Policy Studies   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY DEVALUATION; CURRENCY MARKET; FINANCIAL CRISIS; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 1942443071     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1056     Document Type: Article

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