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In this paper we provide a positive exercise on past business-cycle correlations and risk sharing in the European Union, and on the ability of insurance mechanisms and fiscal policies to smooth income fluctuations. The results suggest in particular that while some of the new Member States have...
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discussion on the process of joining the Eurozone by the Czech Republic and other candidate countries. The paper provides an …. Measures of business cycle similarity are ordinarily used to evaluate preparedness of candidate countries to join the Eurozone …. The results indicate continuing convergence of the business cycle similarity between the candidate and Eurozone member …
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This paper analyzes the dynamic effects of anticipated monetary and fiscal policies in a large monetary union, which is characterized by asymmetric interest rate transmission. We explicitly solve the asymmetric three-country model using the decomposition methods of Aoki (1981) and Fukuda (1993)....
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In diesem Beitrag werden die intertemporalen Wirkungen von antizipierten geld- und fiskalpolitischen Maßnahmen im Rahmen eines asymmetrischen Drei-Länder-Modells vom Mundell-Fleming-Phillips-Typ mit rationalen Preis- und Wechselkursänderungserwartungen charakterisiert. Zwei der drei großen...
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USA - prüfen. Es zeigt sich, dass die Unterschiede in der konjunkturellen Entwicklung zwischen den Regionen der Eurozone … Befürchtungen sind, lässt sich durch einen Vergleich des Euroraums mit einer schon seit langem funktionierende Währungsunion - den … nicht größer sind als zwischen den Bundesstaaten der USA. Somit sind die Erfolgsaussichten der Geldpolitik im Euroraum …
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This paper brings together several strands of the literature on the endogenous effects of monetary integration: i.e., whether sharing a single currency may set in motion forces bringing countries closer together. The start of EMU has spurred a new interest in this debate. Four areas are...
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This paper addresses the effects of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) since the introduction of the euro -- on economic and financial structures, institutions and performance. What type of changes is the euro fostering? What forces is it setting in motion that were not there before?...
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economies, suggesting that common shocks have been an important driving force of business cycles in Europe. However, evidence …
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We review the literature on business cycle correlation between the euro area and the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs), a topic that has gained attention as the newest EU members approach monetary union. Our meta-analysis of 35 identified publications suggests some CEECs already...
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The successful start of Economic and Monetary Union in Europe has prompted more research into the issue of exchange …
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