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The Rationale for, and Effects of, International Economic Policy Coordination

In: International Policy Coordination and Exchange Rate Fluctuations

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  • Jacob Frenkel
  • Morris Goldstein
  • Paul Masson

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The following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONRATIONALE FOR AND SCOPE OF COORDINATIONMECHANISMS OF COORDINATIONTHE EFFECTS OF COORDINATIONNOTESREFERENCES
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  • Jacob Frenkel & Morris Goldstein & Paul Masson, 1990. "The Rationale for, and Effects of, International Economic Policy Coordination," NBER Chapters, in: International Policy Coordination and Exchange Rate Fluctuations, pages 9-62, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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