The U.K. Business Cycle, Monetary Policy, and EMU Entry /

In the context of the U.K. government's EMU entry condition of cyclical convergence, this paper (i) provides further evidence suggesting that historically the U.K.'s business cycle has been more volatile than, and relatively independent of, the cycles in the euro-area countries; and (ii) i...

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Main Author: Samiei, Hossein
Other Authors: Kontolemis, Zenon
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/210
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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