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Is a unified macroeconomic policy necessarily better for a common currency area?

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  • Belke, Ansgar
  • Gros, Daniel

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It is widely assumed that a common currency makes it desirable to have also a common fiscal policy. However, if fiscal policy is a source of shocks, independent national fiscal policies are generally preferable because they allow risk diversification.

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  • Belke, Ansgar & Gros, Daniel, 2009. "Is a unified macroeconomic policy necessarily better for a common currency area?," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 98-101, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:poleco:v:25:y:2009:i:1:p:98-101
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