Exchange rate overvaluation and trade protection
Subtitle: lessons from experience
By: Howard J. Shatz and David G. Tarr.
Contributors: Tarr, David G.; World Bank. Development Research Group. Trade.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2289; Policy research working papers ;; 2289.
Publisher: World Bank, Development Research Group, Trade
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 27
Subjects: Foreign exchange rates.; Black market in foreign exchange.; Devaluation of currency.; Currency question.; Monetary policy.; Protectionism.; Free trade.
Description: Lessons from world experience about the consequences of exchange rate overvaluation (the frequent cause of trade crises), the consequences of trying to defend an overvalued exchange rate, and the most appropriate policies for resolving an overvaluation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-27).
"February 2000"--Cover.
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