Given the importance of a high degree of homogeneity between the members states of the EMU, one of the research questions that this paper aims at answering is in determining the degree of heterogeneity between the UK and the EA. Furthermore, it is analyzed how an hypothetical membership of the...

This paper analyzes how adoption of the euro would affect the volatility of output and inflation in the presence of asymmetric shocks. In addition, we investigate whether changes in the objective function of the ECB, or more or less active fiscal policy, can decrease losses entailed by EA...