Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/53587 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 207
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
This paper contrasts the United States (US) and European situations during the crisis and examines how much of the crisis has been imported by Europe from the US. The paper argues that Europe never had a chance to avoid contagion from the US. It also documents the relatively limited reaction of both monetary and fiscal authorities. Muted fiscal policy actions may well be a consequence of the Stability and Growth Pact despite its having been de facto suspended. While the European Central Bank (ECB) intervened promptly and massively to attempt to maintain liquidity in the money market, it has been slow in dealing with the upcoming recession. The concluding remarks consider the differences that the monetary union has made and their relevance.
JEL: 
E02
E42
E58
E61
F32
F33
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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