Real exchange rate adjustment, wage-setting institutions, and fiscal stabilization policy: Lessons of the eurozone's first decade

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 489-519

  Carlin, Wendy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eurozone; Fiscal policy; New Keynesian model; Real exchange rate; Wage setting

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; FISCAL POLICY; INFLATION; KEYNESIAN THEORY; LABOR MARKET; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REAL EXCHANGE RATE; WAGE DETERMINATION;

GERMANY;

EID: 84882573228     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: 16127501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifs025     Document Type: Article

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