The contribution of domestic and external factors to emerging market currency crises: An early warning systems approach

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-336

  Kamin, Steven B ^a   Schindler, John ^a   Samuel, Shawna ^a  

^a Federal Reserve Board Division of International Finance   (United States)

Author keywords

Currency crises; Devaluations; Early warning systems; Financial crises

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY DEVALUATION; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EXCHANGE RATE; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL MARKET;

EID: 34347335731     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.314     Document Type: Article

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