Price differentials in monetary unions: The role of fiscal shocks

Economic Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 520, 2007, Pages 713-737

  Canova, Fabio ^a,b   Pappa, Evi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; EXPENDITURE; LABOR SUPPLY; MONETARY UNION; PRICE DYNAMICS; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250025318     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02047.x     Document Type: Article

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