Fiscal policy and monetary integration in Europe: An update

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 323-349

  Candelon, Bertrand ^a   Muysken, Joan ^b   Vermeulen, Robert ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION; FISCAL POLICY; MAASTRICHT TREATY; MONETARY POLICY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EUROPE;

EID: 77953251319     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpp017     Document Type: Article

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