Synchronization of economic shocks between gulf cooperation council and United States, Europe, Japan, and oil market: Choice of exchange rate regime

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 584-602

  Kim, Won Joong ^a   Hammoudeh, Shawkat ^b   Aleisa, Eisa A ^c  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Saudi Arabian Monetary Policy   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84867231668     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2011.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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