Money-based vs. exchange-rate-based stabilization: Is there room for political opportunism?

IMF Staff Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 385-417

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EID: 34447303054     PISSN: 10207635     EISSN: 15645150     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.imfsp.9450008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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