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Irish Interest Rate Fluctuations in The European Monetary System

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  • Honohan, Patrick

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  • Conroy, Charles

    (Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI))

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  • Honohan, Patrick & Conroy, Charles, 1994. "Irish Interest Rate Fluctuations in The European Monetary System," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number GRS165, June.
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