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Seignorage And European Monetary Union

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Inflation differentials in Europe have narrowed substantially since the inception of the European Monetary System in 1979. However, their persistence after more than a decade raises the question of why these differentials are so difficult to eliminate. Some European Community countries systematically use seignorage—financing government expenditures with money creation—while others do not. This increases the difficulty of achieving the convergence of monetary policies and inflation rates required for irrevocably fixed exchange rates in Europe. This paper, utilizing a model of government finance that minimizes the social cost of financing government expenditures, examines monetary finance in the European Community. It rejects soundly the social cost minimization model of seignorage collection.

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  • Brian J. Cody, 1991. "Seignorage And European Monetary Union," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 9(2), pages 72-80, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:9:y:1991:i:2:p:72-80
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1991.tb00332.x
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