This lecture introduces the concept of the LL and GG curves which derive an endogenous cutoff for a country which is considering the joining of a common currency union. The model lays out the cost of giving up monetary stabilization policy and it weighs is against the benefit of eliminating exchange rate risk in deriving the optimal threshold.
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