Exchange rate proclamations and inflation-fighting credibility

International Organization

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 313-327

  Guisinger, Alexandra ^a   Singer, David Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77952363229     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020818310000056     Document Type: Article

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