The Theory of Optimum Currency Areas

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:OCA_theory
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Eurozone
gptkb:West_African_Monetary_Zone
gptkb:Eastern_Caribbean_Currency_Union
gptkbp:citation many economists
gptkbp:criteria capital mobility
fiscal transfers
labor mobility
price and wage flexibility
similar business cycles
gptkbp:focusesOn criteria for forming currency unions
gptkbp:hasConcept asymmetric shocks
costs and benefits of currency union
exchange rate adjustment
loss of monetary policy autonomy
optimum area
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Theory of Optimum Currency Areas
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:European_Monetary_Union
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Robert_Mundell
1961
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:American_Economic_Review
gptkbp:relatedTo exchange rate policy
monetary integration
currency union
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peter_Kenen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7