The classification and performance of alternative exchange-rate systems

European Economic Review

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 941-963

  Tavlas, George ^a   Dellas, Harris ^b   Stockman, Alan C ^c  

^a BANK OF GREECE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar hypothesis; Economic growth; Exchange rate regimes; Inflation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXCHANGE RATE; IMF; INFLATION; INTEREST RATE; MACROECONOMICS; MONETARY POLICY;

EID: 49549098828     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2008.02.003     Document Type: Review

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