Deciding to Enter a Monetary Union : TheRole of Trade and Financial Linkages /

This paper evaluates the role of trade and financial linkages in the decision to enter a monetary union. We estimate a two-country DSGE model for the U.K. economy and the euro area, and use the model to compute the welfare trade-offs from joining the euro. We evaluate two alternative scenarios. In t...

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Autore principale: Lama, Ruy
Altri autori: Rabanal, Pau
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/240
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF