Insulation Impossible: Fiscal Spillovers in a Monetary Union

Russell Cooper (), Hubert Kempf () and Dan Peled ()
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Russell Cooper: University of Texas at Austin [Austin]

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Abstract: This paper studies the effects of monetary policy rules in a fiscal federation, such as the European Union. The focus of the analysis is the interaction between the fiscal policy of member countries (regions) and the monetary authority. Each of the countries structures its fiscal policy (spending and taxes) with the interests of its citizens in mind. Ricardian equivalence does not hold due to the presence of monetary frictions, modeled here as reserve requirements. When capital markets art integrated, the fiscal policy of one country influences equilibrium wages and interest rates. Under certain rules, monetary policy may respond to the price variations induced by regional fiscal policies. Depending on the type of rule it adopts, interventions by the monetary authority affect the magnitude and nature of the spillover from regional fiscal policy.

Keywords: Monetary union; inflation tax; seigniorage; monetary rules; public debt.; Union monétaire; taxe inflationniste; seigneuriage; dette publique; règle monétaire. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-05
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Published in 2010

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Working Paper: Insulation Impossible: Fiscal Spillovers in a Monetary Union (2010)
Working Paper: Insulation Impossible: Fiscal Spillovers in a Monetary Union (2010)
Working Paper: Insulation Impossible: Fiscal Spillovers in a Monetary Union (2010)
Working Paper: Insulation impossible: fiscal spillovers in a monetary union (2009)
Working Paper: Insulation Impossible: Fiscal Spillovers in a Monetary Union (2009)
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