The Brazilian currency turmoil of 2002: A nonlinear analysis

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-306

  Goretti, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Contagion; Financial crises; IMF intervention; Markov switching model; Political uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY MARKET; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26944497172     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.273     Document Type: Article

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