On the theory of sterilized foreign exchange intervention

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1403-1420

  Kumhof, Michael ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Imperfect asset substitutability; Portfolio balance models; Sterilized foreign exchange intervention; Uncovered interest parity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953325774     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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