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This paper studies the design of the policy mix in a monetary union, that is, the institutional arrangement specifying the relationships between the various policymakers present in the union and the extent of their capacity of action. It is assumed that policymakers do not cooperate. Detailing...
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Under fixed exchange rates, fiscal policy is an effective tool. According to classical views because it impacts the real exchange rate, according to Keynesian views because it impacts output. Both views have merit because the effects of government spending are asymmetric. A spending cut lowers...
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"3-G" world. It's common cents. …
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Global Monetary Union. In short, a "3-G" world. It's common cents. Much further research is needed to identify the benefits …
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This paper employs a stylized New Keynesian DSGE model for a monetary union to analyze whether cyclical inflation differentials can be explained by cross-country differences concerning the characteristics of financial markets. Our results suggest that empirically plausible degrees of...
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We derive the optimal exchange rate policy for a small open economy subject to terms-oftrade shocks. Firm owners and workers are risk averse but workers more so. Wages are given or partially indexed in the short run, and capital markets are imperfect. The government sets the exchange rate to...
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We explore the implications of monetary unification for real interest rates and (relative) public debt levels. The adoption of a common monetary policy renders the risk-return characteristics of the participating countries more similar, so that the substitutability of their public debt increases...
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Abstract This is the 2008 Edition of one of only two book in print in the world about the Single Global Currency, and … is the only book in the world priced in 141 currencies (down from 147 in the 2006 edition.).This number is significant … the world - trillions. The multicurrency foreign exchange trading system was developed about 2,500 years ago to enable …
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This is the 2007 Edition of the only book in print in the world about the Single Global Currency, and is the only book … in the world priced in 143 currencies (down from 147 in the 2006 edition.).This number is significant, as it's the number … describes the origins of the current worldwide foreign exchange system, and tells how to change it; and save the world …
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This is the only book in print in the world about the single global currency, and is the only book in the world priced …; and save the world - trillions. The multicurrency foreign exchange trading system was developed about 2,500 years ago to … currency. In a 3-G world with a single global currency managed by a global central bank within a global monetary union …
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