00000nam##2200000za#4500 9.616764 CaOODSP 20211126112848 ta 150406|1998||||xxc||||| f|0| 0 eng|d 0-662-27019-3 1192-5434 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- FB3-2/98-10E Bank of Canada. Fundamentals, contagion and currency crises : an empirical analysis / by Mark Kruger, Patrick N. Osakwe and Jennifer Page. Ottawa - Ontario : Bank of Canada 1998. 28p. : graphs, references, tables ; 28 cm. Working paper 1192-5434 98-10 This paper examines the determinants of currency crises in Latin America, Asia and Africa. It asks two basic questions: (a) Are currency crises linked to economic fundamentals? and; (b) Is there any evidence of a contagion effect after controlling for the potential effects of economic fundamentals?...Our paper also provides empirical evidence in support of the idea that currency crises could be contagious.--Abstract This paper examines the determinants of currency crises in Latin America, Asia and Africa. It asks two basic questions: (a) Are currency crises linked to economic fundamentals? and; (b) Is there any evidence of a contagion effect after controlling for the potential effects of economic fundamentals?...Our paper also provides empirical evidence in support of the idea that currency crises could be contagious.--Abstract (Résumés en français.) Softcover Currency gcpds Kruger, Mark Page, Jennifer Osakwe, Patrick N. Fundamentals, contagion and currency crises : (CaOODSP)9.571676 Working paper, 1192-5434 98-10 (CaOODSP)9.514622