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Unemployment and inflation in the European Monetary Union: A new approach?

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  • Nicola Acocella

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The paper deals first with the characters of unemployment and inflation and their trend in the EMU. Then it underlines that EMU’s institutions tend to reduce inflation to a minimum, while limiting fiscal interventions at the national and the European level. The policies implemented recently represent some kind of a novel line of conduct of the EU, as they introduce a rise in the EU budget, release some constraints to national fiscal policies and foresee issuance of common bonds. Judging from these policies a legitimate question is whether the pandemic has been a game-changer, as EU interventions represent some kind of a novel line of conduct of the EU. The issue then arises whether this novelty will be followed by a retreat to the course of rules preceding the pandemic (or, worse, by disintegration of the Union) or some kind of confirmation of the new course - even a relaunch - of the EU.

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  • Nicola Acocella, 2022. "Unemployment and inflation in the European Monetary Union: A new approach?," European Journal of Comparative Economics, Cattaneo University (LIUC), vol. 19(1), pages 3-29, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:liu:liucej:v:19:y:2022:i:1:p:3-29
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    1. Jörg Bibow, 2006. "Europe's Quest for Monetary Stability. Central Banking Gone Astray," International Journal of Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(1), pages 24-43.
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    Keywords

    Unemployment; Inflation; EMU; Next Generation EU;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • F33 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions

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