A rank approach for studying cross-currency bases and the covered interest rate parity

Daniel Ordoñez-Callamand; José Eduardo Gómez-González; Santiago Gomez-Malagon; Luis Fernando Melo-Velandia

Borradores de Economia

Number:

994

Published:

Friday, 5 May 2017

Classification JEL:

C12, C33, E43

Keywords:

Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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