Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5068596 European Journal of Political Economy 2009 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

It is widely assumed that a common currency makes it desirable to have also a common fiscal policy. However, if fiscal policy is a source of shocks, independent national fiscal policies are generally preferable because they allow risk diversification.

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