Ruhr Economic Papers

Ruhr Economic Papers #62
Is Fiscal Policy Coordination Needed in a Common Currency Area?
by Ansgar Belke and Daniel Gros
RWI, 08/2008, 13 S./p., 8 Euro, ISBN 978-3-86788-066-4
downloadAbstract
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 for risk diversification.
JEL-Classification: E63, F42
Keywords: Currency union; fiscal policy coordination; stabilisation