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The Financial Stability Forum ; reform of the international architecture
Andresen, Svein - In: CESifo Forum 1 (2000) 4, pp. 18-20
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Realistic and romantic reforms of the international financial system : reform of the international architecture
Eichengreen, Barry - In: CESifo Forum 1 (2000) 4, pp. 3-8
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The report of the International Financial Institution Advisory Commission : comments on the critics ; reform of the international architecture
Meltzer, Allan - In: CESifo Forum 1 (2000) 4, pp. 9-17
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Why Do Countries Peg the Way they Peg? the Determinants of Anchor Currency Choice
Oomes, Nienke; Meissner, Christopher M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
What determines the currency to which countries peg or "anchor" their exchange rate? Data for over 100 countries between 1980 and 1998 reveal that trade network externalities are a key determinant. This implies that anchor currency choice may well be suboptimal in that certain currencies, e.g.,...
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Eurozone enlargement: some risks for catching-up countries
Janáčková, Stanislava - In: Politická ekonomie 2002 (2002) 6
Accession countries are bound by EU rules to enter the eurozone after they have fulfilled the Maastricht criteria. Yet … for many years, the eurozone will not constitute an optimum currency area for the new members. There are additional risks … require fast productivity growth and will entail inflation rates well above present eurozone targets. The shares of the new …
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Die Agrarwirtschaft wartet auf die Verwirklichung der Europäischen Währungsunion
Schöpe, Manfred - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 49 (1996) 20, pp. 16-22
Während Manager von Industrie-, Bau- und Handelsunternehmen der Europäischen Währungsunion mit - eher zunehmender - Skepsis entgegensehen, lassen die Stimmen aus dem landwirtschaftlichen Berufsstand und der landwirtschaftlichen Fachpresse erkennen, daß die EWWU uni sono herbeigesehnt wird....
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The International Monetary System in the (Very) Long Run
Sussman, Nathan; Eichengreen, Barry J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper takes stock of the evolution of the international monetary system over the last thousand years. Several points stand out from the analysis. One is the reluctance of governments to embrace radical changes in international monetary relations. Another is the conflict between external and...
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Contacts, Credibility and Common Knowledge; Their Influenceon Inflation Convergence
Miller, Marcus; Sutherland, Alan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992
In this paper three possible reasons are examined for a sluggish inflation response to a hard currency peg. Models of overlapping wage contracts are analyzed and shown to generate little inertia. This contrasts with the effects of government credibility and the speed of private sector learning,...
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Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy of Transition Economies of Central and Eastern Europe after the Launch of EMU
Masson, Paul R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1999
The more advanced Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) face an evolving set of considerations in choosing their exchange rate policies. On the one hand, capital mobility is increasing, and this imposes additional constraints on fixed exchange rate regimes, while trend real appreciation...
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Exchange Rate Regime Choice in Historical Perspective
Bordo, Michael D. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
In this paper, I survey the issue of exchange rate regime choice from the perspective of both the industrial and emerging economies taking an historical perspective. I first survey the theoretical issues beginning with a taxonomy of regimes. I then examine the empirical evidence on the...
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