Globalization is producing in-depth changes in international monetary and financial relations. A new International Monetary System is emerging, which is strongly integrated on a Worldwide scale and dominated by private financial markets. In other words, as a consequence of this globalization...

Monetary integration in Mercosur processed in a context of strong macroeconomic volatility. This paper analyzes the feasibility of a monetary union within this zone. Instead of taking into account all the criteria of the optimal currencies areas, this study focuses on the macroeconomic cycles in...