The interactions of strength of governments and alternative exchange rate regimes in avoiding currency crises

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1001-1025

  Chiu, Eric M P ^a   Willett, Thomas D ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; CURRENCY MARKET; ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXCHANGE RATE; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PROBABILITY; STATE ROLE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 71649104156     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2009.00566.x     Document Type: Article

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