00920nam a2200145Ia 450000500170000008000260001710000210004324501150006426000690017930000140024852004570026258300180071994200200073799900170075720260716043501.0  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  cMmM742wi(2002)  c48224d48224