Ja. Frenkel et M. Goldstein, MONETARY-POLICY IN AN EMERGING EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION -KEY ISSUES, Staff papers - International Monetary Fund, 38(2), 1991, pp. 356-373
Key issues relating to the design and implementation of monetary polic
y in an emerging European economic and monetary union are discussed, a
lthough specific institutional proposals for transition to EMU are nei
ther endorsed nor dismissed. The goals of monetary policy are examined
in the context of the interrelationships among price stability, curre
nt account equilibrium, and exchange rate stability. Issues addressed
relevant to the implementation of monetary policy include coordination
versus autonomy, rules versus discretion, and the role of sterilized
official intervention. Finally, the importance of fiscal discipline is
emphasized, and several alternative mechanisms for encouraging it are
evaluated.