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Adjustment in EMU: Is Convergence Assured?

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  • Sebastian Dullien

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    (HTW Berlin -- University of Applied Sciences)

  • Ulrich Fritsche

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    (Department for Socioeconomics, Department for Economics, University of Hamburg)

  • Ingrid Groessl

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    (Department for Socioeconomics, Department for Economics, University of Hamburg)

  • Michael Paetz

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    (Department for Economics, University of Hamburg)

Abstract

Using a modified version of the model presented by Belke and Gros (2007), we analyze the stability of adjustment in a currency union. Using econometric estimates for parameter values we check the stability conditions for the 11 original EMU countries and Greece. We found significant instability in the model for a large number of countries. We then simulate the adjustment process for some empirically observed parameter values and find that even for countries with relatively smooth adjustment, the adjustment to a price shock in EMU might take several decades.

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Paper provided by Hamburg University, Department Wirtschaft und Politik in its series Macroeconomics and Finance Series with number 200907.

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Length: 36 pages
Date of creation: Sep 2009
Handle: RePEc:hep:macppr:200907
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Keywords: EMU; convergence; stability; inflation;

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  • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
  • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
  • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models

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