How to assess proposals for enlargement reform of the European Central Bank

Revue de l'OFCE

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 209-239

  Stanek, Piotr ^a  

^a CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

D70; E52; E58

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349484099     PISSN: 12659576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/reof.075.0209     Document Type: Article

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