Ruocco, Anna; Wiegard, Wolfang - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 50 (1997) 4, pp. 633-656
This paper is concerned with the question as to whether or not the deficit criteria of the Maastricht Treaty are a necessary precondition for entry into the monetary union. More specifically, the discussion is reduced to whether or not adhering to the timetable is more important than the strict...