Nominal Stability, Real Convergence, and Fiscal Transfers in a Monetary Union.
This paper studies some macroeconomic policy interactions that may arise in a monetary union where monetary policy - in the hands of a common central bank - is designed so as to stabilize the aggregate price level, while fiscal policy - also operated by a supra-national authority in the form of an inter-member fiscal transfer scheme - is designed so as to limit the divergence between member states’ real output in the face of asymmetric shocks.