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Lars Jonung. Photo.

Lars Jonung

Professor emeritus

Lars Jonung. Photo.

Should Finland and Sweden form a monetary union?

Author

  • Lars Jonung
  • Fredrik Sjöholm

Summary, in English

Aims to shed light on the choice of exchange rate system facing Finland and Sweden by using theories of optimum currency areas as framework. Review of theories dealing with optimum currency areas; Relationship of Finland and Sweden and between these two countries and other industrial countries; Advantages of a Finnish-Swedish monetary union over membership within the European Monetary Union.

Publishing year

1999-07

Language

English

Pages

683-700

Publication/Series

World Economy

Volume

22

Issue

5

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Topic

  • Economics

Keywords

  • economic relations
  • exchange rate
  • monetary policy
  • monetary union

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1467-9701