The macroeconomic costs and benefits of the EMU and other monetary unions: An overview of recent research

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 603-641

  Beetsma, Roel ^a   Giuliodori, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77955996694     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.48.3.603     Document Type: Article

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