Persistent macroeconomic imbalances in the euro area: Causes and consequences

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-20

  Holinski, Nils ^a   Kool, Clemens ^b,c   Muysken, Joan ^a,d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d Netherlands Network of Economics (NAKE)   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84855419862     PISSN: 00149187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20955/r.94.1-20     Document Type: Article

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