The two concepts of money: Implications for the analysis of optimal currency areas

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 407-432

  Goodhart, Charles A E ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B10; Cartalism; Currency; E42; EMU; F02; F33; Mints; N10; N40; Optimal Currency Area; Seigniorage; Sovereignty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005146946     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(98)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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