The Euro's Effecton Trade Imbalances /

When does trade become a one-way relationship? We study bilateral trade balances for a sample of 18 European countries over the period from 1948 through 2008. We find that, with the introduction of the euro, trade imbalances among euro area members widened considerably, even after allowing for perma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berger, Helge
Other Authors: Nitsch, Volker
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/226
Online Access:Full text available on IMF