Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/82762 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2003:29
Publisher: 
Uppsala University, Department of Economics, Uppsala
Abstract: 
A floating exchange rate combined with a clear inflation target can be a powerful stabilizer even if there are fluctuations in exchange rates that are unrelated to current fundamentals. Under plausible conditions, most of the stabilisation will occur through the exchange rate, and fundamental shocks will generate considerable medium term exchange rate volatility. The consequences of asymmetric shocks inside EMU are worse than envisaged in early analyses of the EMU project such as Calmfors et al. (1997). Inflation and real interest rate differentials arise which magnify the imbalances and cause boom-bust cycles in the member countries.
Subjects: 
optimal currency area
imperfect competition
interest parity
real interest rate
JEL: 
E31
E32
E42
F41
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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