Is north an southeast Asia becoming a yen block?

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-351

  Kearney, Colm ^a   Muckley, Cal B ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian currency crisis; Exchange rate systems; Exchange rates; Yen block

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY DEVALUATION; EXCHANGE RATE; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; REGIONAL TRADE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347329269     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.306     Document Type: Article

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