Elections and the timing of devaluations

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 119-145

  Stein, Ernesto H ^a   Streb, Jorge M ^b  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^b Universidad del CEMA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Devaluation; Political budget cycle; Seigniorage; Two dimensional asymmetric information

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY DEVALUATION; ELECTION; MONETARY POLICY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 2342625430     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(03)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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