Journal of Advances in Economics and Finance
The Case for a Single Currency
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- Barbara L. Neuby*
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA - Sandra M. Barrett
Sandra Barrett, MBA, MPA, Program Advocate-Victim Services, State of Georgia, USA
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