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| Cristina Badarau Semenescu, Patrick Villieu and Nelly Gregoriadis |
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| ''Monetary policy transmission asymmetries in a heterogeneous monetary union: a simple contractual solution'' |
| ( 2008, Vol. 5 No.20 ) |
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| In this paper, we show that imposing linear penalties on inflation and income divergences to a common central bank could be an interesting solution to stabilization problems in a heterogeneous monetary Union. We find an “optimal contract” for monetary policy which enforces the optimal solution for maximizing Union-wide welfare. This contract may provide a good institutional response to stabilization problems raised by monetary policy transmission asymmetries, as described in De Grauwe & Senegas (2004). |
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JEL: E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General
F3 - International Finance: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Apr 24 2008 | | Manuscript Accepted : Jul 21 2008 |
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