Real effects of common currencies in East Asia

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-212

  Shirono, Kazuko ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Currency union; East Asia; Gravity model

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649178190     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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