Begg, Iain 
ORCID: 0009-0004-1518-0187
(2008)
Economic governance in an enlarged euro area.
European Economy. Economic Papers (311).
European Commission Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, Brussels, Belgium.
ISBN 9789279082368
Abstract
Ten years on from its launch, it is clear that EMU, which has to be regarded as a more profound regime change than is often acknowledged, has had a pronounced effect on economic governance. As a framework for the conduct of macroeconomic policy, EMU has had undoubted successes in assuring price stability and in instilling greater fiscal discipline, yet it is open to the criticism that it has not (yet?) delivered improved performance in the real economy. Moreover, some of the compromises made at the outset and over the twenty years since the roadmap for EMU was first set out, notably to reconcile divergent French and German preferences, have left certain elements of the policy architecture unresolved. In the coming years, several more Member States are expected to become full participants in EMU, so that fresh thinking on the governance arrangements is warranted, not least to accommodate the rather different economic characteristics of the candidate countries.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/p... |
| Additional Information: | © 2008 European Communities |
| Divisions: | European Institute |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) |
| JEL classification: | E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E6 - Macroeconomic Policy Formation, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, Macroeconomic Policy, and General Outlook > E62 - Fiscal Policy; Public Expenditures, Investment, and Finance; Taxation F - International Economics > F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance > F42 - International Policy Coordination and Transmission |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2010 11:52 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Oct 2024 03:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/27710 |
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