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Boom, Bust, Recovery: Forensics of the Latvia Crisis

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  • Olivier Blanchard

    (International Monetary Fund)

  • Mark Griffiths

    (International Monetary Fund)

  • Bertrand Gruss

    (International Monetary Fund)

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  • Olivier Blanchard & Mark Griffiths & Bertrand Gruss, 2013. "Boom, Bust, Recovery: Forensics of the Latvia Crisis," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 44(2 (Fall)), pages 325-388.
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