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On the fringe of Europe: Iceland's currency dilemma

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  • Tryggvi Thor Herbertsson & Gylfi Zoega, 2006. "On the fringe of Europe: Iceland's currency dilemma," CESifo Forum, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 7(02), pages 41-51, July.
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    Keywords

    Währungspolitik; Währungsumstellung; Währungsunion; Island; Currency policy; Currency changeover; Monetary union; Iceland;
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    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General

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