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Vol. 24, No. 3
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Last Updated: 08/11/2000

Understanding the Korean and Thai currency crises

Craig Burnside, Martin Eichenbaum, Sergio Rebelo

This article reviews and interprets the recent currency crises in Korea and Thailand. The authors argue that a prime cause of the crises were large, unfunded government guarantees to failing financial sectors.

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