European monetary union: The dark sides of a major success

Economic Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 46, 2006, Pages 207-261

  Wyplosz, Charles ^a  

^a Center for Economic and Policy Research   (United States)

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MONETARY POLICY;

EID: 33645522243     PISSN: 02664658     EISSN: 14680327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0327.2006.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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