Why the current account may matter in a monetary union: Lessons from the financial crisis in the euro area

The Euro Area and the Financial Crisis

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 199-221

  Giavazzi, Francesco ^a,b,c   Spaventa, Luigi ^b,d  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CEPR ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 84910092390     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139044554.015     Document Type: Chapter

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