Fear of floating and the external effects of currency unions

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 656-676

  Plümper, Thomas ^a   Troeger, Vera E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 47149104894     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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