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Obstfeld, Maurice - 2021

and monetary union (EMU), as well as on some key problems of Stage Three that EMU's monetary and fiscal structures appear … joint currency. A third problems, one that is central for EMU and to any currency union, lies behind the difficulty of the … consider the past and prospective fiscal adjustments of the EMU 11, and suggest these might pose future difficulties for …

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Insulation Impossible : Fiscal Spillovers in a Monetary Union

Cooper, Russell - 2010

This paper studies fiscal spillovers in a monetary union. The focus of the analysis is on the interaction between the fiscal policy of member countries (regions) and the central monetary authority. When capital markets are integrated, the fiscal policy of one country will influence equilibrium...

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Tradable Deficit Permits : Efficient Implementation of the Stability Pacin the European Monetary Union

Casella, Alessandra - 2021

the Union and an initial distribution of permits, EMU countries could be allowed to trade rights to deficit creation. The …

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Long-Run Determinants of Inflation Differentials in a Monetary Union

Altissimo, Filippo; Benigno, Pierpaolo; … - 2021

This paper analyzes the long-run determinants of inflation differentials in a monetary union. First, we aim at establishingsome stylized facts relating the regional dispersion in headline inflation rates in the euro area as well as in the main components of the consumer price index. We find that...

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Establishing a Monetary Union

Cooper, Russell; Kempf, Hubert - 2021

This paper explores the gains to monetary union. We consider a two-country overlapping generations model. Agents work when young and have random tastes over the composition (domestic vs. foreign goods) of old age consumption. In equilibrium, governments require that local currency be used for...

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Crunch Time : Fiscal Crises and the Role of Monetary Policy

Greenlaw, David - 2013

Countries with high debt loads are vulnerable to an adverse feedback loop in which doubts by lenders lead to higher sovereign interest rates which in turn make the debt problems more severe. We analyze the recent experience of advanced economies using both econometric methods and case studies...

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Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policy in a Currency Union

Galí, Jordi; Monacelli, Tommaso - 2022

We lay out a tractable model for fiscal and monetary policy analysis in a currency union, and analyze its implications for the optimal design of such policies. Monetary policy is conducted by a common central bank, which sets the interest rate for the union as a whole. Fiscal policy is...

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External and Public Debt Crises

Arellano, Cristina - 2015

The recent debt crises in Europe and the U.S. states feature similar sharp increases in spreads on government debt but also show important differences. In Europe, the crisis occurred at high government indebtedness levels and had spillovers to the private sector. In the United States, state...

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The Mystique Surrounding the Central Bank's Balance Sheet, Applied to the European Crisis

Reis, Ricardo - 2013

In spite of the mystique behind a central bank's balance sheet, its resource constraint bounds the dividends it can distribute by the present value of seignorage, which is a modest share of GDP. Moreover, the statutes of the Federal Reserve or the ECB make it difficult for it to redistribute...

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Games for Central Bankers : Markets v/s Politics in Public Policy Decisions

Casella, Alessandra - 2021

This paper questions the link between the establishment of a common currency among several countries and the necessity of political coordination. It begins by discussing why conducting a single monetary policy is thought to be easier within a single political unit. It then proceeds to enquire...

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