Discretionary policy in a monetary union with sovereign debt.

This paper examines the interactions between multiple national fiscal policymakers and a single monetary policy maker in response to shocks to government debt in some or all of the countries of a monetary union. We assume that national governments respond to excess debt in an optimal manner, but tha...

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Main Authors: Leith, C, Wren-Lewis, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011