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What political objective should a common central bank in a heterogeneous monetary union pursue? Should it base its decisions on the EU-wide average of inflation and growth or should it instead focus on (appropriately weighted) national rates of inflation and growth? We find that a central bank...
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The belief that the ECB follows the US Federal Reserve in setting its policy is so entrenched with market participants …
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This paper shows that countries with weak banking system and fiscal institutions, should benefit from the presence of foreign banks, which can constitute a commitment and transparency device. Foreign banks can also reduce the probability of self-fulfilling speculative attacks. A strong presence...
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markets will not be unified by the introduction of the euro. National central banks have a vested interest in preserving local … expressed in euro imperfect substitutes across borders. Prudential control will also continue to be handled differently from … country to country. In the long run these national idiosyncracies cannot survive competitive pressures in the euro area. The …
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