Leading indicators of currency crises: the case of Turkey

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2002
Ant, Müge
This thesis examines the 1994 and 2001 currency crises in Turkey from the perspective of the leading indicators of currency crises. By applying a methodology proposed by Kaminsky, Lizondo and Reinhart in 1998, the study examines the behaviour of the leading indicators in Turkey in the 1990s and determines whether fundamentals were deteriorated on the eve of the crises. The thesis also attempts to identify the variables that are most useful in predicting possible currency crises in Turkey.

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M. Ant, “Leading indicators of currency crises: the case of Turkey,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2002.