Explaining the transition between exchange rate regimes

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 261-278

  Masson, Paul ^a   Ruge Murcia, Francisco J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Floating; Hollowing out hypothesis; Markov chains; Pegs; Regime change

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY MARKET; EXCHANGE RATE; INFLATION; MARKOV CHAIN;

EID: 24644460672     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2005.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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