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Do high interest rates defend currencies during speculative attacks?: new evidence

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Do high interest rates defend currencies during speculative attacks? new evidence. / Goderis, Benedikt; Ioannidou, Vasso P.
In: Journal of International Economics, Vol. 74, No. 1, 01.2008, p. 158-169.

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Goderis, B & Ioannidou, VP 2008, 'Do high interest rates defend currencies during speculative attacks? new evidence', Journal of International Economics, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 158-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.05.003

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Goderis, B., & Ioannidou, V. P. (2008). Do high interest rates defend currencies during speculative attacks? new evidence. Journal of International Economics, 74(1), 158-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.05.003

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Goderis B, Ioannidou VP. Do high interest rates defend currencies during speculative attacks? new evidence. Journal of International Economics. 2008 Jan;74(1):158-169. doi: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.05.003

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Goderis, Benedikt ; Ioannidou, Vasso P. / Do high interest rates defend currencies during speculative attacks? new evidence. In: Journal of International Economics. 2008 ; Vol. 74, No. 1. pp. 158-169.

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