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The economic and currency crisis in South-East Asia

Was it really so unexpected?

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Intereconomics

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When a series of Asian countries got into a serious economic crisis in the middle of last year, it took most observers by surprise. Current models for the explanation of currency crises are indeed inadequate in this instance. Do we need a new theory, or can existing models be expanded to enable us to explain and predict events such as those in Asia?

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    Marcus Cieleback

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Cieleback, M. The economic and currency crisis in South-East Asia. Intereconomics 33, 223–229 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02929517

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