The politics of exchange rates in developing countries political cycles and domestic institutions /

"This book considers the issue of exchange rate policy-making from a political economy perspective. It illustrates both theoretically and empirically how domestic political and institutional incentives shape exchange rate policies in developing countries."--Jacket.

Main Author: Setzer, Ralph.
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag, ©2006.
Heidelberg : [2006]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Contributions to economics.
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Summary: "This book considers the issue of exchange rate policy-making from a political economy perspective. It illustrates both theoretically and empirically how domestic political and institutional incentives shape exchange rate policies in developing countries."--Jacket.
Item Description: Ph. D. Universität, Hohenheim.
Includes bibliographical references.
"This book considers the issue of exchange rate policy-making from a political economy perspective. It illustrates both theoretically and empirically how domestic political and institutional incentives shape exchange rate policies in developing countries."--Jacket.
General introduction -- The normative and the positive view on exchange rate policy -- Fear of floating and fear of pegging: How important is politics?- Political uncertainty and speculative attacks -- Developing a theory of currency peg duration -- The determinants of fixed exchange rate regime duration: A survival analysis -- Political cycles and the real exchange rate -- Conclusion and discussion.
English.
University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9783790817164
3790817163
3790817155
9783790817157
ISSN: 1431-1933.
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