Bimetallism
Louvre Accord
European Monetary Union (EMU)
Currency Board
Gresham's Law
Euro-system
Gold Standard
the monetary union of 11 countries of the EU that irrevocably fixed their exchange rates and use the common euro currency.
a double standard maintaining free coinage for both gold and silver.
an extreme form of the fixed exchange rate regime under which local currency is fully backed by the U.S. dollar or another chosen standard currency.
the monetary authority composed of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the central banks of euro-zone countries responsible for implementing the common monetary policy.
Under the bimetallic standard, the abundant metal was used as money while the scare metal was driven out of circulation, based on the fact that the ratio of the two metal was officially fixed.
a monetary system in which currencies are defined in terms of their gold content. The exchange rate between a pair of currencies is determined by their gold contents.
an agreement in 1987, prompted by the dollar's decline, in which the G-7 countries (i) cooperate to achieve greater exchange rate stability and (ii) consult and coordinate their macroeconomic policies.
