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Economics and Research Department

NBH WORKING PAPER 2000/6 Zsófia Árvai – János Vincze:

FINANCIAL CRISES IN TRANSITION COUNTRIES: MODELS AND FACTS

August, 2000.

Online ISSN: 1585 5600 ISSN 1419 5178 ISBN 963 9057 78 9

Zsófia Árvai: Economist, Economics and Research Department, E-mail: [email protected] János Vincze: Senior Economist, Economics and Research Department E-mail: [email protected] The purpose of publishing the Working Paper series is to stimulate comments and suggestions to the work prepared within the National Bank of Hungary. Citations should refer to a National Bank of Hungary Working paper. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official view of the Bank. National Bank of Hungary H-1850 Budapest Szabadság tér 8-9. http://www.mnb.hu



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