An Exchange Rate Band in Times Of Turbulence: Colombia 1991-96

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
70
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
E62, E64
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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