Is monetary union necessarily counterproductive ?

Giuseppe Diana () and Blandine Zimmer
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Giuseppe Diana: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Blandine Zimmer: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This paper analyses the case of a monetary union between identical countries characterised by oligopolistic competition in their labour market. It suggests that the switch to a common currency may improve their macroeconomic performances depending on labour market features.

Keywords: Monetary union; Employment; Inflation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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Published in Economics Letters, 2006, 89 (1), pp.61-67

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