An assessment of some open issues in the analysis of foreign exchange intervention

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-170

  Vitale, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exchange rate dynamics; Foreign exchange microstructure; Official intervention

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CURRENCY; EXCHANGE RATE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT;

EID: 34249050432     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.327     Document Type: Article

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