In this 1997 lecture, Mundell states that gold will be a part of the structure of the 21st century int'l monetary system, but in a different way than it has in the past.

Read a profile of the man whose theories helped create a common currency for the European Union and won him a Nobel Prize for economics.

Evaluates key features of the international monetary system that emerged in the post-war period, and contrasts it with the European Monetary System.

Go directly to the source. Read the Nobel Prize winner's homepage, which contains many of his writings and a photo of his son.

Find a paper on the euro and the stability of the international monetary system that was written by the Nobel Prize winner in 1999.

Browse the transcript of a lecture given by Robert Mundell at a 1983 conference on the international monetary system. From Polyconomics.

Mundell describes the genesis of his 1961 article on Optimum Currency Areas, explains his doubts about flexible exchange rates, and reflects on the viability of EMU.

Become familiarized with some of Robert Mundell's economic ideas through this summer-school lesson on supply-side economics.