@techreport{NBERw3384,
 title = "International Costs and Benefits from EMU",
 author = "George Alogoskoufis and Richard Portes",
 institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research",
 type = "Working Paper",
 series = "Working Paper Series",
 number = "3384",
 year = "1991",
 month = "December",
 URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w3384",
 abstract = {In this paper we examine the international implications of monetary union in the European Community (EMU), and the associated international costs and benefits. We consider prospective changes in international institutions, the potential role of the ecu as an international currency, and the implications of EMU for the international coordination of monetary and fiscal policies. },
}