An interest rate defense of a fixed exchange rate?

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 471-484

  Flood, Robert P ^a   Jeanne, Olivier ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiscal policy; Fixed exchange rate regime; Interest rate; Speculative attack

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE RATE; FISCAL POLICY; INTEREST RATE;

EID: 20844449920     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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