Endogenous Symmetry of Shocks in a Monetary Union

Open Economies Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 263-287

  Fontagné, Lionel ^a   Freudenberg, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b OECD   (France)

Author keywords

European integration; Intra industry trade; Monetary union; Optimal currency areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008867559     PISSN: 09237992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008325518557     Document Type: Article

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