The Maastricht Inflation Criterion : How Unpleasant Is Purgatory? /

The Maastricht inflation criterion, designed in the early 1990s to bring "high-inflation" EU countries in line with "low-inflation" countries prior to the introduction of the euro, poses challenges for both new EU member countries and the European Central Bank. While the criterio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bulir, Ales
Other Authors: Hurnik, Jaromir
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/154
Online Access:Full text available on IMF