Alogoskoufis, George; Portes, Richard; Rey, Hélène - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
*The European Union will enter Stage Three of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 1999. The development of euro … financial markets and thickness externalities in the use of the euro as means of payment will be the major factors determining … the importance of the euro as an international currency. As euro securities markets become deeper and more liquid and …