This book explores the exchange rate regime choice and the role played by the exchange rate in the economy. Approaching the classification of exchange rate regimes from theoretical, practical and historical perspectives, the book discusses pertinent case studies, including the choice of exchange rate regime in the post-conflict case of Iraq.

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IMAD A. MOOSA is Professor of Finance at La Trobe University, Australia. Before becoming an academic in 1991, he was an investment banker for over ten years. He has published extensively in the fields of International Finance and Macroeconomics. Recently he was an advisor to the U.S. Treasury on matters related to monetary reform in Iraq.

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List of Tables List of Figures Preface List of Abbreviations Background and Overview The Role of the Exchange Rate in the Economy Fixed versus Flexible Exchange Rates: The Ever-lasting Debate The Taxonomy of Exchange Rate Regimes: Theoretical and Practical Classification Schemes The Taxonomy of Exchange Rate Regimes: Official and Behavioural Classification Schemes The History of Exchange Rate Arrangements Macroeconomic Performance and Exchange Rate Regimes Modelling Exchange Rate Regime Choice Case Studies References Index