Evaluating the success of Malaysia's exchange controls (1998-99)

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-191

  Ali Abbas, S M ^a   Espinoza, Raphael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INTEREST RATE; MACROECONOMICS; STOCK MARKET;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33745280936     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600810600705049     Document Type: Article

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