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Public debt and the dollar



Aaron Mehrotra*
Article   |   Year:  2026   |   Pages:  67 - 94   |   Volume:  50   |   Issue:  1
Received:  August 7, 2025   |   Accepted:   January 10, 2026   |   Published online:  March 18, 2026
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