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Macroeconomic Policy Co-ordination in the Euro Area

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Focco W. Vijselaar
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This paper reviews the rationale for co-ordination of macroeconomic policies in the euro area. It makes clear what co-ordination can do and what it cannot do in European practice. It concludes that with the Pact for Stability and Growth, the framework for co-ordination of fiscal policies has by and large been completed. As regards co-ordination of structural policies the implementation and review process should be strengthened. The optimal form of policy co-ordination in this field will differ from case to case. With regard to the policy mix, only an exchange of information and analyses will improve policy-making, as more far-reaching forms of co-ordination will annul the benefits of functional separation.

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Paper provided by Netherlands Central Bank, Monetary and Economic Policy Department in its series MEB Series (discontinued) with number 2000-5.

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Keywords: EMU; macroeconomic policy co-ordination; European integration;

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E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order; Noneconomic International Organizations;; Economic Integration and Globalization: General
F42 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Policy Coordination and Transmission

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  1. Thierry Warin, 2005. "The Hidden Structural Features of the Fiscal Rule: A European Saga," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 29-38, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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