E42

Monetary Systems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System; Payment Systems

BUSINESS CYCLE SYNCHRONIZATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE EFFECT OF THE COMMON CURRENCY

JEL codes: 
E32, E42, E52
Version Date: 
Apr 2013
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In this paper, I analyse the synchronization of business cycles within the E.U., as this is an important ingredient for the implementation of a successful monetary policy. The business cycles of twelve E.U. countries and two sub-groups of countries are extracted for the period 1989Q1-2010Q2.

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Sticky Prices: A New Monetarist Approach

JEL codes: 
E31, E42, E52
Version Date: 
Jan 2012
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Why do some sellers set nominal prices that apparently do not respond to changes in
the aggregate price level? In many models, prices are sticky by assumption; here it
is a result. We use search theory, with two consequences: prices are set in dollars,
since money is the medium of exchange; and equilibrium implies a nondegenerate

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Exchange Rate Volatility and Labour Markets in the CEE Countries

JEL codes: 
E42, F36, F42
Version Date: 
Nov 2004
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According to the traditional 'optimum currency area' approach, the case for adopting a common currency is stronger if the countries are subject to relatively similar output shocks. This Paper takes a different approach and highlights the fact that high exchange rate volatility may as well signal high costs for labour markets.

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