Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- I Currency Boards: History,Theory, and Institutions -- 2 Currency Boards in Historical Perspective -- 3 Why Do Countries Choose Currency Boards? -- 4 Modern Currency Boards: Structural and Institutional Aspects -- II Macroeconomic Performance -- 5 Stylized Facts -- 6 Inflation and Disinflation under Alternative Exchange Rate Regimes -- 7 Output Growth and Trade Performance -- 8 Argentina -- III Case Studies in Modern Currency Boards: The European Experience -- 9 Euro-Based Currency Boards: Introduction -- 10 Estonia -- 11 Lithuania -- 12 Bulgaria -- 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina -- 14 Euro-Based Currency Boards: An Assessment -- 15 Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Institutional Characteristics of Modern Currency Boards -- Appendix 2: Data Sources and Definitions -- Notes -- References -- Index.