Do monetary unions make economic sense? Evidence from the Scandinavian Currency Union, 1873-1913

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 363-377

  Bergman, U Michael ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asymmetric and symmetric structural shocks; Optimal currency area; Scandinavian Currency Union

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033459027     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.00161     Document Type: Article

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