Effective exchange rates and the classical gold standard adjustment

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1259-1275

  Catão, Luis A V ^a   Solomou, Solomos N ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29544440809     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828054825565     Document Type: Review

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