Central bank authorities' beliefs about foreign exchange intervention

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-25

  Neely, Christopher J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Central bank; Exchange rate; Foreign exchange; Intervention; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049061603     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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