Optimum Currency Areas New Analytical and Policy Developments: New Analytical and Policy Developments

Robert Mundell's pioneering theory of optimum currency areas is revisited, with experts from the IMF, the BIS, the European Investment Bank, academia, European think tanks, and the Bank of Israel looking at its current practical applications, especially in the context of the forthcoming Europea...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bléjer, Mario
Other Authors: Cheney, David, Frenkel, Jacob, Razin, Assaf
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 1997
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Robert Mundell's pioneering theory of optimum currency areas is revisited, with experts from the IMF, the BIS, the European Investment Bank, academia, European think tanks, and the Bank of Israel looking at its current practical applications, especially in the context of the forthcoming European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Robert Mundell himself offers an update to help in assessing the implications and consequences of EMU.
Physical Description:123 pages
ISBN:9781557756527