EMU: The last stand for the policy convergence hypothesis?

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 582-600

  Bearce, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Common currency; Economic policy convergence; Monetary union

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449602634     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760902872700     Document Type: Article

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