00830nam a2200109Ia 4500080002600000100002100026245011500047260006900162300001400231520045700245583001800702  a11.02.01 M742wi(2002)  aWilliams, Marion  aPredictors of currency crises in fixed exchange regimes : lessons for the Caribbean from the case of Argentina  b[Caribbean Centre for Monetary Studies]a[St. Augustine]TTc2002  a40 leaves  aDefines a currency crisis.  Identifies predisposing factors and shows how they may lead to currency crises.  Discusses the extent to which they were evident in Argentina.  Notes which indicators are more critical for fixed exchange rate economies.  Examines the similarities and differences between Argentina and those Caribbean countries with fixed exchange rates.  Concludes with a discussion of the lessons to be learnt from the Argentina situation.  c3/21/03kJOYD