The authors examine the optimality of the European Monetary Union (EMU) by estimating the degree of asymmetry in shocks affecting thirteen European countries and comparing the results to those obtained for nine U.S. regions. First, they identify supply shocks and real and nominal demand shocks by imposing restrictions on the long-term effects of these on the level of output, prices and money. This decomposition is necessary to develop a measure of shock asymmetry that is not affected by country-specific monetary policy disturbances. Next, the unobservable common and specific components of structural shocks are identified by means of state-space models. The results show that both supply and real demand shocks affecting the regions of the Uni...
This work aims to assess whether the hypothesis of endogenous synchronisation of shocks is verified ...
Recent literature on optimum currency areas has emphasized the importance of analysing the nature of...
Since January 2008, the Euro Area has enlarged for the third time to Cyprus and Malta. As Slovakia i...
Optimum currency areas and asymmetric shocks Comparison of two studies: • Krugman Paul (1993) "Lesso...
Most optimistic views, based on Optimum Currency Areas (OCA) literature, have concluded that the pro...
The high degree of sustainable nominal convergence between EMU member states have not implied a cor...
The objective of this study is to explain the causes of economic shocks that are manifested in the e...
Countries in a monetary union can adjust to shocks either through internal or external mechanisms. W...
The analysis of the monetary integration in Europe has led to a debate upon the optimality of Eurola...
An optimum currency area is an economic unit composed of regions affected symmetrically by disturban...
This paper deals with the synchronization of business cycles and economic shocks between the euro ar...
The main characteristic of the implementation of the European Monetary Union (EMU) is the transition...
We show how a simple model with sign restrictions can be used to identify symmetric and asymmetric s...
Asymmetries, Adjustment and Wage Relations in the European Union Since the euro was launched, diverg...
This paper analyzes monetary policy asymmetries in EMU participating countries. In particular, we us...
This work aims to assess whether the hypothesis of endogenous synchronisation of shocks is verified ...
Recent literature on optimum currency areas has emphasized the importance of analysing the nature of...
Since January 2008, the Euro Area has enlarged for the third time to Cyprus and Malta. As Slovakia i...
Optimum currency areas and asymmetric shocks Comparison of two studies: • Krugman Paul (1993) "Lesso...
Most optimistic views, based on Optimum Currency Areas (OCA) literature, have concluded that the pro...
The high degree of sustainable nominal convergence between EMU member states have not implied a cor...
The objective of this study is to explain the causes of economic shocks that are manifested in the e...
Countries in a monetary union can adjust to shocks either through internal or external mechanisms. W...
The analysis of the monetary integration in Europe has led to a debate upon the optimality of Eurola...
An optimum currency area is an economic unit composed of regions affected symmetrically by disturban...
This paper deals with the synchronization of business cycles and economic shocks between the euro ar...
The main characteristic of the implementation of the European Monetary Union (EMU) is the transition...
We show how a simple model with sign restrictions can be used to identify symmetric and asymmetric s...
Asymmetries, Adjustment and Wage Relations in the European Union Since the euro was launched, diverg...
This paper analyzes monetary policy asymmetries in EMU participating countries. In particular, we us...
This work aims to assess whether the hypothesis of endogenous synchronisation of shocks is verified ...
Recent literature on optimum currency areas has emphasized the importance of analysing the nature of...
Since January 2008, the Euro Area has enlarged for the third time to Cyprus and Malta. As Slovakia i...