Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland
No 15/2004:
The anticipated and concurring effects of EMU: exchange rate volatility, institutions and growth
Michele Bagella, Leonardo Becchetti and Iftekhar Hasan ()
Abstract: Reduced exchange rate volatility and higher and less
heterogeneous quality of institutional rules and macroeconomic policies are
two of the main (anticipated and concurring) effects expected from a
currency union. In this paper we measure the magnitude of these two effects
on the Euro area countries, looking at real effective exchange rates (REER)
and at different indicators of quality of institutional rules and
macroeconomic policies (QIRMP). We find that the first effect is much
stronger than the second when we compare relative changes on Euro area
countries and the rest of the world in the relevant period. We further
evaluate the impact of both effects on economic growth on a larger sample
of countries. Our findings show that both have significant impact on levels
(more robust) and on rates of growth (weaker) of per capita GDP.
Keywords: real exchange rate; volatility; institutional rules; macroeconomic policy; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: F15; F31; (follow links to similar papers)
42 pages, July 18, 2004
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