Problem
1. What were the original purposes of the IMF? Have they changed since Bretton Woods? What is the justification for IMF surveillance?
2. Why might it be said that a target zone system contains both the best and the worst of flexible and fixed exchange rate systems?
3. "A target zone system will work only if there is coordination of economic policies among country participants. On the other hand, if this effective coordination of monetary and fiscal policy exists among the members, there is no need for a target zone system!" What is the logic behind this statement?
4. From the standpoint of any given EU member country, what are the potential advantages of joining the EMU? What are the potential disadvantages?