Debt, deficits, and the accession of the new member States to the Euro

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 316-337

  Hughes Hallett, Andrew ^a,b   Lewis, John ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Convergence; Debt; Fiscal policy; Monetary union; Subsidiarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947119071     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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