Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/71275 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
Diskussionsbeiträge No. 2013/2
Publisher: 
Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Berlin
Abstract: 
We show in a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium framework that the introduction of a common currency by a group of countries with only partially integrated goods markets, incomplete financial markets and no labor migration across member states, significantly increases volatility of consumption and employment in the face of asymmetric shocks. We propose a simple transfer mechanism between member countries of the union that reduces this volatility. Furthermore, we show that this mechanism is more efficient than anticyclical policies at the national level in terms of a better stabilization for the same budgetary effects for households while in the long run deeper integration of goods markets could reduce volatility significantly. Regarding its implementation, we show that the centralized provision of public goods and services at the level of the monetary union implies cross-country transfers comparable to the scheme under study.
Subjects: 
monetary union
asymmetric shocks
fiscal policy
fiscal transfers
JEL: 
F41
F44
E2
E3
E52
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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