Membership in a common currency area is thought to promote economic stability by facilitating macroeconomic convergence, but a country might give up important monetary policy tools that could help stabilize its economy following a shock. The effect of a common currency on macroeconomic...

In the two decades since independence, the Baltic nations’ re-integration with Western Europe has resulted in close linkages to the Euro. While only Estonia has as of yet joined the common currency, Latvia and Lithuania maintain currency pegs in preparation for membership. But although the...