TY - BOOK AU - Hartmann,Philipp ED - Cambridge University Press. TI - Currency competition and foreign exchange markets: the dollar, the yen, and the Euro SN - 0521632730 AV - HG925 .H367 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - Cambridge, U.K., New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Euro KW - Euro-dollar market KW - Currency question KW - Monetary unions KW - European Union countries N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-188) and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; National and international money: a survey --; 3; A theory of vehicle currencies --; 4; Currency competition between the euro, the dollar and the yen --; 5; Trading volumes and transaction costs: from the short run to the long run --; 6; General conclusions N2 - Currency Competition is a major new study of international currencies which focuses on the role of the Euro, and provides accessible answers to the key questions facing policy-makers, business people and scholars. Philipp Hartmann is a leading economist whose work has been featured in publications including The Wall Street Journal ER -