Monetary regimes and inflation in 12 Caribbean economies

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 96-107

  Boyd, Derick ^a   Smith, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Economic policy; Fiscal policy; Inflation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646888844     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443580610666055     Document Type: Article

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