Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/163464 
Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
SUERF Studies No. 2004/5
Publisher: 
SUERF - The European Money and Finance Forum, Vienna
Abstract: 
The successful start of Economic and Monetary Union in Europe has prompted more research into the issue of exchange rate regimes and if there were any lessons to be drawn from the European experiment for other regions in the world. We review the relevant issues from an Optimum Currency Area perspective. The focus on issues relating to the suitability of switching to a common currency based on notions of economic distance and the correlation of aggregate economic shocks. The empirical evidence presented in this paper shows that the cost of monetary union declined substantially in some target countries while it appears to have risen in others. This leads to some interesting policy implications also for the new EU members.
Subjects: 
Exchange rate regimes
Monetary Union
Economic Distance
JEL: 
E30
F30
ISBN: 
978-3-902109-24-8
Document Type: 
Research Report

Files in This Item:
File
Size





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.