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The EMU: forerunners and durability

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  • Robert F. Graboyes

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The first article examines the history and theory of monetary unions to ask what factors will foster a stable European Monetary Union. It concludes that a decentralized arrangement of national central banks may undermine the EMUs durability.

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  • Robert F. Graboyes, 1990. "The EMU: forerunners and durability," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 76(Jul), pages 8-17.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedrer:y:1990:i:jul:p:8-17:n:v.76no.4
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