An Analysis of the Dollar/Euro Exchange Rate within the Framework of the Optimum Currency Area Theory and the European Union

Euro’nun 1 Ocak, 1999’da tedavüle girmesi yüksek oneme haiz bir ekonomik gelişme olmuş ve Dolar/Euro döviz kurundaki dalgalanmalar büyük ilgi konusu olmuştur. Bu çalışma Euro ve Dolar rekabetçi para rejimlerininin retrospektif bir analizinini sunarak konuyu AB genişleme sureci ve Optimal Para Alanı Teorisi çercevesinde incelemektedir

Anahtar Kelimeler:

AB, Dolar/Euro döviz kuru, Optimal Para Alanı Teorisi

The launch of the Euro on January 1, 1999 has been a highly significant economic event and the fluctuations of the Dollar/Euro exchange rate have become a subject of great concern. This study presents a retrospective analysis of the EuroDollar competitive currency regimes and relates it to the concepts of the EU Enlargement Process and theTheory of Optimum Currency Area

Keywords:

EU, Dollar/Euro exchange rate, optimum currency area theory,

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