TY - JOUR AU - Alogoskoufis,George AU - Portes,Richard TI - International Costs and Benefits from EMU JF - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series VL - No. 3384 PY - 1991 Y2 - December 1991 UR - http://www.nber.org/papers/w3384 L1 - http://www.nber.org/papers/w3384.pdf N1 - Author contact info: Richard Portes London Business School Regent's Park London NW1 4SA UNITED KINGDOM Tel: 44 (0) 20 7000 8424 Fax: 44 (0) 20 7000 8401 E-Mail: rportes@london.edu AB - 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. ER -