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Fiscal restrictions and monetary union: Rationales, repercussions, reforms

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  • Barry Eichengreen
  • Jürgen Hagen

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  • Barry Eichengreen & Jürgen Hagen, 1996. "Fiscal restrictions and monetary union: Rationales, repercussions, reforms," Empirica, Springer;Austrian Institute for Economic Research;Austrian Economic Association, vol. 23(1), pages 3-23, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:empiri:v:23:y:1996:i:1:p:3-23
    DOI: 10.1007/BF00925006
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    Keywords

    Maastricht Treaty; Excessive Deficit Procedure; EMU; E61; H60; H87;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
    • H87 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - International Fiscal Issues; International Public Goods

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