Is Fiscal Policy Coordination Needed in a Common Currency Area?

Ansgar Belke () and Daniel Gros

No 62, Ruhr Economic Papers from Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Dortmund, Universität Duisburg-Essen

Abstract: It is widely assumed that a common currency makes it desirable to have also a common fiscal policy. However, if fiscal policy is a source of shocks, independent national fiscal policies are generally preferable because they allow for risk diversification.

Keywords: Currency union; fiscal policy coordination; stabilisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E63 F42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2008-08

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