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In this paper, we analyze coordination of macroeconomic stabilization policies within the EMU by focusing, in a dynamic …
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This paper studies the design, effects and interactions of monetary and fiscal policies in the euro-area and between the euro-area and the non euro-area. To do so, a stylized three-country model of monetary and fiscal policy rules is constructed. It is analyzed how monetary and fiscal rules...
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game approach of the endogenous coalition formation literature. The specific policy recommendations in the EMU context …
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Leaving EMU would create great legal uncertainty and costly litigation and would hence involve extremely high costs for … scenarios, whereby particular emphasis is paid to the case where a country decides unilaterally to leave EMU either because of …, implying a non-trivial possibility of escalating tension among the EMU members. …
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Leaving EMU would create great legal uncertainty and costly litigation and would hence involve extremely high costs for … scenarios, whereby particular emphasis is paid to the case where a country decides unilaterally to leave EMU either because of …, implying a non-trivial possibility of escalating tension among the EMU members. …
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central role in the debate on deepening Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). We evaluate a broad range of options, their impact …
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The aim of our paper is to contribute to the debate on optimal fiscal rules in a monetary union: in terms of global budgetary deficit, of structural budgetary deficit, or of public debt. Indeed, these rules seem to be mixed in the framework of the European Economic and Monetary Union, with the...
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This paper investigates how numerical fiscal rules affect government investment in the EU and disentangles their effect over the business cycle. Public investment seems to be generally susceptible to cutbacks during recessions. Fiscal rules demonstrate heterogeneous effects, depending on their...
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It is now a few years since the introduction of the common currency, and Europe is still experiencing high unemployment. The conventional logic attributes this problem to strong trade unions and other flaws in the labour market. This article takes a different approach. Using a game theoretic...
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In this article, the issue of the monetary independence problem in view of the Romania's European Monetary Union accession is investigated empirically. It is frequently argued that for such a country, the main cost of participation in a currency area is the loss of monetary policy independence....
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