Has the Euro changed the Business Cycle?

Zeno Enders and Gernot Müller
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Philip Jung ()

Working Papers from Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank)

Abstract: In this paper we analyze European business cycles before and under EMU. Across the two periods we find 1) a significant decline in real exchange rate volatility, 2) significant changes in cross-country correlations, and 3) the volatility of macroeconomic fundamentals largely unchanged. We develop a two-country business cycle model and show that the calibrated model is able to replicate key features of the data prior to and under EMU.We find that the euro has a strong bearing on the transmission mechanism as cross-country spillovers increase substantially under EMU. As a result, foreign shocks become more and domestic shocks less important in accounting for the (unchanged) volatility of macroeconomic fundamentals.

Keywords: European business cycles; Euro; Optimum Currency Area; EMU; Monetary Policy; Exchange rate regime; Cross-country spillovers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 F41 F42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49
Date: 2010-05-31
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