Monetary unions, external shocks and economic performance: A Latin American perspective

International Economics and Economic Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 225-247

  Edwards, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Business cycle; Monetary union; Multination currency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845493235     PISSN: 16124804     EISSN: 16124812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10368-006-0056-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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