Conference on dollarization

[LP Rochon <lprochon@xxxxxxxx>]

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY
OF MONETARY INTEGRATION
LESSONS FROM EUROPE FOR CANADA








FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2000




INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
ROOM 121 ~ LAMOUREUX HALL
145 JEAN-JACQUES LUSSIER
OTTAWA, CANADA



CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR CANADIAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY
OF OTTAWA AND THE CENTER FOR MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL
TRADE, KALAMAZOO COLLEGE, MICHIGAN
IT HAS BENEFITED FROM THE GENEROUS FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CANADIAN STUDIES IN OTTAWA AND THE
CANADIAN STUDIES PROGRAM OF THE CANADIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON.



SESSION 1: EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES ON MONETARY UNION
(8:30 - 10:30)

CHAIR: HENRI SADER (HOUSE OF COMMONS, OTTAWA, CANADA)

Marcello DE CECCO (University of Rome, Italy)
?The European Monetary Union: A Preliminary Appraisal?
Discussant: Claude GNOS (University of Bourgogne, France)

Philip ARESTIS (South Bank University, UK)
?The Causes of Euro Instability?
Discussant: Emmanuel APEL (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Claude GNOS (University of Bourgogne, France)
Alain PARGUEZ (University of Franche Comté, France)
Mario SECCARECCIA (University of Ottawa, Canada)
?The Theory and Practice of European Monetary Integration:
Lessons for North America?
Discussant: Thomas FERGUSON (University of Massachussetts, USA)

SESSION 2: AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE ISSUE OF A COMMON CURRENCY
(11:00 - 13:00)

CHAIR: JANE D?ARISTA (FINANCIAL MARKETS CENTER, USA)

Louis-Philippe ROCHON (Kalamazoo College, USA)
Matias VERNENGO (New School University, USA)
?Does NAFTA Need a Common Currency: An American Perspective?
Discussant: Warren MOSLER (Adams, Viner, and Mosler Ltd., USA)

Thomas I. PALLEY (AFL-CIO, USA)
?Monetary Policy in Imperfect Currency Unions: Lessons for the ECB"
Discussant: Marc LAVOIE (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Stephanie BELL (University of Missouri, USA)
?Common Currency Lessons from Europe?
Discussant: Ronald G. BODKIN (University of Ottawa, Canada)


SESSION 3: CANADIAN VIEWS ON THE QUESTION OF A SINGLE CURRENCY
(14:30 - 16:30)

CHAIR: DUNCAN CAMERON (UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA, CANADA)

James DEAN (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
?Why  Ecuador Is Ripe for Dollarization, But Not Canada?
Discussant: Alain PARGUEZ (University of Franche-Comté, France)

John SMITHIN (York University, Canada)
Markus MARTERBAUER (Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Austria)
?Fiscal Policy for the Small Open Economy under Currency Union?
Discussant: Jean-Guy LORANGER (University of Montreal, Canada)

Brenda SPOTTON VISANO (York University, Canada)
?Electronic Finance and Exchange Rate Regimes: Industry Changes and the
Question of a Single North American Currency?
Discussant: Thomas K. RYMES (Carleton University, Canada)




A wine and cheese reception, hosted by the Institute for Canadian
Studies, follows the conference.



Conference Organizers:

Louis-Philippe ROCHON
Stephen B. Monroe Assistant Professor of Economics and Banking
Department of Economics, Kalamazoo College, USA
(616) 337-7026]

Mario SECCARECCIA
Professor
Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, Canada
(613) 562-5800 ext. 1691]