currency areas;
trade;
real interest rate;
common monetary policy;
national fiscal policies;
D O I:
10.1016/j.econlet.2006.06.044
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
In a currency area, when a country faces a positive shock inflation goes up, real interest rate decreases and competitiveness deteriorates. We show that the stability of equilibrium depends on the rationality of expectations and budget balance of the public sector. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.