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Monetary Unions: The Policy Coordination Issue

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  • Giovanni Di Bartolomeo

    (Public Economics Department, University of Rome La Sapienza)

  • Jacob Engwerda

    (Department of Econometrics, Tilburg University)

  • Joseph Plasmans

    (Faculty of Applied Economics UFSIA-RUCA, University of Antwerp)

  • Bas van Aarle

    (Faculty of Economics LICOS, Catholic University of Leuven)

Abstract

In this paper we build a three-country dynamic model of a monetary union (MU), where we focus on how coalitions among policy-makers are formed and what are their effects on the stabilization of output and price. Some preliminary results based on numerical simulations are provided.

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  • Giovanni Di Bartolomeo & Jacob Engwerda & Joseph Plasmans & Bas van Aarle, 2005. "Monetary Unions: The Policy Coordination Issue," Macroeconomics 0504023, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpma:0504023
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    Keywords

    Macroeconomic stabilization; coalitions; LQ differential games.;
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    • E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

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