Exchange regimes and stabilization in Europe. Lessons from a small dynamic model Frédéric Lerais Following a shock, the adjustment process of an economy depends on the exchange rate regime. Flexible exchange regime allows the rate to vary strongly after a shock, which can be either stabilizing or destabilizing. Under fixed exchange regimes (EMS or EMU), monetary constraint has to be balanced by a different adjustment in real and nominal variables. The present paper shows from a theoretical point of view the difference between the adjustment process under three alternative regimes (EMU, EMS, flexible) using a maquette. It allows to compare stabilizing properties of each regime in the short as well as the long run according to the kind of sho...