Is foreign exchange intervention effective? Some microanalytical evidence from the Czech Republic

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-546

  Scalia, Antonio ^a  

^a BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central bank intervention; Czech koruna; Empirical microstructure; ERM II; Foreign exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649145092     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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