Philippe Bacchetta

Director of the Study Center Gerzensee (a foundation of the Swiss National Bank) and Professor of Economics at the University of Lausanne.

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Jul. 24, 2002

Are the Dollar's Days Numbered?

A year ago, the dollar bestrode the world like a colossus. Now it is humbled and the euro looks triumphant. Is the dollar on the way out as …

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