Discussion Paper
No. 2007-45 | September 25, 2007
Luca Antonio Ricci
A Model of an Optimum Currency Area

Abstract

This paper develops a model of the circumstances under which it is beneficial to participate in a currency area. The proposed two-country monetary model of trade with nominal rigidities encompasses the real and monetary arguments suggested by the optimum currency area literature: correlation of real and monetary shocks, international factor mobility, fiscal adjust­ment, openness, difference in national inflationary biases, and transactions costs. The effect of openness on the net benefits is ambiguous, contrary to the usual argument that more open economies are better candidates for a currency area. Also, prospective member countries do not necessarily agree on whether a given currency union should be created. Paper submitted to the special issue "Recent Developments in International Money and Finance" edited by Ronald MacDonald

JEL Classification:

E42, E52, E61, F02, F31, F33, F36, F4, H77, J61

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[Please cite the corresponding journal article] Luca Antonio Ricci (2007). A Model of an Optimum Currency Area. Economics Discussion Papers, No 2007-45, Kiel Institute for the World Economy. http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/discussionpapers/2007-45


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Anonymous - Referee Report
November 21, 2007 - 10:35
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Anonymous - Referee Report
November 21, 2007 - 10:38
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Anonymous - Referee Report
November 23, 2007 - 09:41
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Luca Ricci - Response to Referee Reports
February 08, 2008 - 15:03
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