Pros and Cons of Currency Board Arrangements in the Lead-Up to EU Accession and Participation in the Euro Zone /

Historically, countries with currency board arrangements (CBAs) have experienced lower inflation and higher growth than those with other regimes. The experiences of three candidates for EU membership with CBAs (Estonia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria) have also been generally favorable. Can CBAs serve thes...

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主要作者: Gulde, Anne
其他作者: Kahkonen, Juha, Keller, Peter
格式: 雜誌
語言:English
出版: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
叢編:IMF Policy Discussion Papers; Policy Discussion Paper ; No. 2000/001
在線閱讀:Full text available on IMF
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