The Anticipated and Concurring Effects of the EMU

Michele Bagella, Leonardo Becchetti and Iftekhar Hasan

CEIS Research Paper from Tor Vergata University, CEIS

Abstract: Reduced exchange rate volatility and higher and less heterogeneous quality of institutional rules and macroeconomic policies are two of the main (anticipated and concurring) effects expected from a currency union. In this paper we measure the magnitude of these two effects for the Eurozone countries looking at real effective exchange rates (REER) and at different indicators of quality of institutional rules and macroeconomic policies (QIRMP). We find that the first effect is much stronger than the second when we compare relative changes for Eurozone countries and the rest of the world in the relevant period. We further evaluate the impact of both effects on economic growth on a larger sample of countries. Our findings show that both have significant impact on levels (more robust) and on rates of growth (weaker) of per capita GDP.

Keywords: Economic Integration; International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions; Economic Growth of Open Economies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 F33 F43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47
Date: 2004-05-27
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