The Optimal Level of International Reserves For Emerging Market Countries: A New Formula and Some Applications

Economic Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 555, 2011, Pages 905-930

  Jeanne, Olivier ^a   Rancière, Romain ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; INSURANCE SYSTEM; MARKET CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ASIA;

EID: 80053051165     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2011.02435.x     Document Type: Article

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