Monetary and Fiscal Policies in EMU
Title | Monetary and Fiscal Policies in EMU PDF eBook |
Author | Marco Buti |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2003-11-13 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780521832151 |
Leading scholars and policy makers examine the challenges that are facing economic policies in the EMU today.
Effects of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on Taxation and Interest Spending of National Governments
Title | Effects of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on Taxation and Interest Spending of National Governments PDF eBook |
Author | Mr.Francesco P. Mongelli |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 37 |
Release | 1997-07-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1451951272 |
This paper examines the interest spending and taxation channels through which EMU could affect the public finances. It provides a framework for examining different views on a further narrowing of interest rate differentials. A model of Blanchard and Fischer is amended to analyze the two channels, and empirical evidence on the tax harmonization process is presented. The paper argues that “high-debt” and “high-tax” countries pursuing prudent fiscal policies could benefit the most from EMU: if monetary and widespread fiscal discipline are jointly established, interest rates could decline rapidly, while tax harmonization is likely to be gradual.
Monetary and fiscal policies in EMU
Title | Monetary and fiscal policies in EMU PDF eBook |
Author | Carlos Vieira |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789616543101 |
One Money for Europe?
Title | One Money for Europe? PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm Crawford |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 2016-07-27 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 134925035X |
Europe is on the road to monetary union (EMU) even if there may be delays and diversions on the way. The focal point of EMU will be its single currency, valid throughout all participating countries, and replacing the national currencies. There will be considerable transitional pain and stress, most of all for member states with very high public debts. For the rest, the road ahead will not be smooth, but should be assisted by easier monetary policy in Germany since 1993. For some countries at least, the pain will be aggravated unnecessarily by design defects in the transitional rules for entry - which there is still time to remedy. The author - no admirer of a federal Europe - describes how EMU could actually work better in a confederal Europe with no federal chief executive and with a relatively weak Parliament. The independent Eurofed would be responsible for managing economic policy on an EC-wide basis, while national governments could use fiscal policies to mitigate local deviations. Weak regions and poor peripheral countries would require more flexible assistance from EC resources, however.
EMU's Decentralized System of Fiscal Policy
Title | EMU's Decentralized System of Fiscal Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Jürgen von Hagen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Euro |
ISBN |
Recoge: 1. Introduction - 2. The fiscal dominance case for the SGP - 3. What do national governments do with their fiscal policies? - 4. Mutual insurance via transfers - 5. Institutional requirements for a transer system - 6. Conclusions reform - 9. Conclusions.
EMU Facts, Challenges and Policies
Title | EMU Facts, Challenges and Policies PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 1999-03-18 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264172602 |
The launch of the euro reinforces the foundations for unprecedented economic integration encompassing 11 countries, 16 per cent of world GDP and 290 million people. For the first time, the OECD has studied the euro-area as a fully-fledged economic ...
Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policies and Labour Markets
Title | Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policies and Labour Markets PDF eBook |
Author | R. Beetsma |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 2007-09-24 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780521041836 |
A survey of fiscal policy, monetary policy and labour markets in the European Monetary Union.