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On the Origins of the Fleming-Mundell Model

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Forty years ago, Marcus Fleming and Robert Mundell developed independent models of macroeconomic policy in open economies. Why do we link the two, and why do we call the result the Mundell-Fleming, rather than Fleming-Mundell model?

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  • Mr. James M. Boughton, 2002. "On the Origins of the Fleming-Mundell Model," IMF Working Papers 2002/107, International Monetary Fund.
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