In this paper we discuss some features of the balance of payments position of the country that issues the key currency under different international monetary standards. The analysis takes a Sraffian 'standpoint', where the monetary rate of interest of the central country is seen as an...

Main description: Der Autor untersucht, ob sich im Zeitablauf trendmäßige Entwicklungen, insbesondere ein signifikanter Anstieg der Wechselkursvolatilität feststellen lassen, und wieweit diese durch das gewählte Wechselkursregime beeinflusst werden. Im Gegensatz zu bisherigen Arbeiten liegt...

The British foreign exchange reserves decreased by 40 percent during the period August 1996 - December 1999 although the Pound Sterling is considered a floating exchange rate since it left the EMS in 1992. Since changes in the level of foreign exchange reserves are usually taken as indicators...

In recent years, an increasing number of developing countries have adopted market-determined floating exchange rates. This development has represented a significant step forward in the evolution toward exchange rate flexibility that has taken place in the developing country group since the...