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DOLLARIZATION:
Is it a viable solution for North America?
An EPI Policy Seminar Luncheon
With the increasing integration of the economies of North America, discussions about the adoption of a common currency -- the U.S. dollar -- have begun in policy circles in all three countries. Dollarization raises a number of complex economic and political issues, from the management of monetary policy to questions of national identity. It also raises the question of whether the formation of a common market now requires a merging of the structures of national economic governance. The panelists each provide a different perspective on dollarization, followed by a general discussion with the audience.
Introduction:
Hon. John J. LaFalce*
United States Representative from New York
Featured panelists:
Ricardo Hausmann
Professor, Harvard University; formerly with Inter-American Development
Bank
Colin Bradford, Jr.
Professor of Economics and International Relations, American
University
León Bendesky
Economist and journalist, La Jornada, Mexico
(Panel moderator: Jeff Faux, President, EPI)
This event was recorded on Thursday October 5, 2000 at the Rayburn House Office Buillding.
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