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There are some things that I shall not be discussing in this lecture. I shall not try to assess the quality of the monetary policy followed by the European Central Bank (ECB), the quality of its policy-making framework, or the merits of the rigorous way it quantifies price stability. I shall not explain why I believe that Britain should adopt the euro, although some of the issues raised in this lecture bear directly on that issue.
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Kenen, P.B. (2004). Assessing the Euro: Expectations and Achievements. In: Stephenson, H. (eds) Challenges for Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230524491_2
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