## Choosing an Exchange Rate Regime: The Challenge for Smaller Industrial Countries

_Books, September 15, 1990_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: September 15, 1990
- Series: Books
- Pages: 399
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557751331.071

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### Overview and Scope
- Collection of papers examining issues surrounding the choice of exchange rate regime in smaller industrial countries.
- Edited by Victor Argy and Paul De Grauwe.
- Contains a comprehensive summary by Jacques J. Polak.
- Published jointly with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Macquarie University.
- Contains proceedings of a conference convened at the Centre for European Policy Studies.
- Publication date: September 15, 1990.

### Key Subjects and Topics Covered
- Exchange rate arrangements
- Exchange rate policy
- Exchange rates
- Foreign exchange
- Inflation
- Prices
- Real exchange rates

### Geographic and Thematic Keywords
- Australia and New Zealand
- Caribbean
- Eastern Europe
- EMS country
- Europe
- Global
- North America
- Northern Europe
- Western Europe
- Additional descriptors: BOOK, Economics division, Exchange rate arrangements, Exchange rate policy, professor of business Economics, professor of Economics, Research fellow, Real exchange rates

### Content Highlights and Use Cases
- Comparative analysis and policy discussion relevant for smaller industrial countries considering exchange rate regimes.
- Includes both research papers and conference proceedings useful for policymakers, researchers, and academics focusing on exchange rate policy, inflation, and real exchange rates.
- Comprehensive summary by Jacques J. Polak provides synthesis of the collection’s findings.

*International Monetary Fund. Choosing an Exchange Rate Regime: The Challenge for Smaller Industrial Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1990) accessed 9/18/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557751331.071*

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