Trade and business cycle co-movements in Asia-Pacific

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 622-645

  Kumakura, Masanaga ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Electronics; Optimum currency areas; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747828436     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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