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Floating, Fixed, or Super-Fixed? Dollarization Joins the Menu of Exchange-Rate Options

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  • Rachel McCulloch & Blake LeBaron, 2000. "Floating, Fixed, or Super-Fixed? Dollarization Joins the Menu of Exchange-Rate Options," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 90(2), pages 32-37, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aecrev:v:90:y:2000:i:2:p:32-37
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