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Shocks to New and Old Europe: How Symmetric?

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  • PETER MIKEK

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Strong symmetry of shocks allows for the formation of a monetary union with low costs due to losing monetary sovereignty. I employ vector autoregression to identify structural shocks and study their symmetry through time. I find that the underlying structural shocks have not changed significantly and remain rather asymmetric, particularly demand shocks.

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  • Peter Mikek, 2009. "Shocks to New and Old Europe: How Symmetric?," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(4), pages 811-830, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:47:y:2009:i:4:p:811-830
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2009.02006.x
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