A suggested reformulation of the theory of optimal currency areas

Jacques Melitz

Open Economies Review, 1995, vol. 6, issue 3, 298 pages

Abstract: In contrast to conventional analyses of monetary union between two particular countries or sets of countries, this paper treats the possible expansion of a given currency area as a continuous variable ranging from zero to one; zero if there is no expansion and one if all sources of imports and competition in trade are included in the union. The optimal order in which new members are admitted to the union then becomes a central aspect of the problem. Along with other advantages, this approach makes it easier to defend the argument that many nations are too small for form optimal currency areas. The demands upon the origin of the shocks, factor mobility, and political organization are smaller. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1995

Keywords: optimum currency area; exchange rate regime; European Monetary Union; monetary reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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