The design of an asymmetric currency union with shock persistence and spillovers: Short-term versus medium-term

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-97

  Frey, Rainer ^a  

^a DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Monetary union; Output persistence; Shocks; Small country; Spillover effects; Voting shares

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349126750     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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