European Monetary System, European Economic and Monetary Union, German Unification
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Mr. Jacob A. Frenkel https://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396 International Monetary Fund

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Mr. Morris Goldstein https://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396 International Monetary Fund

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Language:
English
Print Publication Date:
24 Apr 1996
Keywords:
BOOK; exchange rate; nominal interest rate; EC country; deutsche mark; policy rule; exchange-rate crisis; Exchange rates; Real exchange rates; Currencies; Inflation; Global; Europe; Asia and Pacific; North America; Middle East

Abstract

Aggregate demand for M1 in the countries participating in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM) of the European Monetary System is shown to be a stable function of ERM-wide income, inflation, interest rates, and the ECU-dollar exchange rate. Particularly noteworthy is the rapid dynamic adjustment, in contrast to the implausibly slow adjustment implied by most single-country estimates. These results, if robust, suggest that, even at the present stage of economic and monetary integration, a European central bank might be able to implement monetary control more effectively than the individual national central banks.

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Cover Functioning of the International Monetary System
Functioning of the International Monetary System
ISBN:
9781557755544
Publication Date:
24 Apr 1996
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755544.071
Pages:
507