Since EMU represents a currency area with a GDP level and a world market share comparable to the United States, it is widely expected that the euro will become an important international currency. This paper suggests simple methods of how to quantify the effects that EMU may exert on the roles...

This paper estimates demand functions for international reserves and projects the effects of EMU on the level and the composition of international reserves both of the European Central Bank and of non-EMU central banks. Furthermore, this paper investigates possible shifts in the currency...