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Macroprudential Policy in the Euro Area. / Fernandez-Gallardo, Alvaro; Paya, Ivan.
Lancaster: Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2020. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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Fernandez-Gallardo, A & Paya, I 2020 'Macroprudential Policy in the Euro Area' Economics Working Papers Series, Lancaster University, Department of Economics, Lancaster.

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Fernandez-Gallardo, A., & Paya, I. (2020). Macroprudential Policy in the Euro Area. (Economics Working Papers Series). Lancaster University, Department of Economics.

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Fernandez-Gallardo A, Paya I. Macroprudential Policy in the Euro Area. Lancaster: Lancaster University, Department of Economics. 2020 Oct 7. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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Fernandez-Gallardo, Alvaro ; Paya, Ivan. / Macroprudential Policy in the Euro Area. Lancaster : Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2020. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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