Dynamics of fiscal and current account deficits in Thailand: An empirical investigation

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 454-475

  Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi ^a   Lau, Evan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Exchange rates; Fiscal measures; Interest rates; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148934451     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443580710830943     Document Type: Article

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