Riding the wave: Monetary responses to aid surges in low-income countries

European Economic Review

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1378-1395

  Buffie, Edward ^a   Adam, Christopher ^b   O'Connell, Stephen ^c   Pattillo, Catherine ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Aid; Currency substitution; Seigniorage; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

AID FLOW; CURRENCY; EXCHANGE RATE; INFLATION; INTEREST RATE; MACROECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR;

AFRICA;

EID: 55949117250     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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