This paper takes a first step in analysing how a monetary union performs in the presence of labour market asymmetries. Differences in wage flexibility, market power and country sizes are allowed for in a setting with both country-specific and aggregate shocks. The implications of asymmetries for...

The paper gives an overview over four papers (chapters) dealing with the business cycle for the economy of Bornholm, 1987 to 1996. As a reference is used two regions in the capital area and the country as a whole. At the centre of interest is the labor market. The basic description is in chapter...