The case for stabilizing China's exchange rate: Setting the stage for fiscal expansion

China and World Economy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-32

  McKinnon, Ronald ^a   Schnabl, Gunther ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

China bashing; Chinai exchange rate; Currency mismatch; Fiscal expansion

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449107887     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2009.01128.x     Document Type: Article

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