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Economic Structure and the Decision to Adopt a Common Currency

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Frankel, J-A
Rose, A-K

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In this paper we spell out the advantages and disadvantages of fixing the exchange rate, with particular attention to the relationship between the pattern of economic disturbances and the exchange rate regime.

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Paper provided by Stockholm - International Economic Studies in its series Papers with number 611.

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Date of creation: 1996
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Keywords: CURRENCIES ; EXCHANGE RATE ; EUROPE;

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