The political economy of sectoral exchange rate preferences and lobbying: Germany from 1960-2008, and beyond

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 851-880

  Kinderman, Daniel ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange rates; Germany; Globalization; Lobbying; Microfoundations; Preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049169794     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290802403379     Document Type: Article

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