The effects of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on national fiscal sustainability

Open Economies Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-61

  Mongelli, Francesco P ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic integration; European Monetary Union; Tax harmonization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION; FISCAL POLICY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EUROPE;

EID: 0032813710     PISSN: 09237992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008348827248     Document Type: Article

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