Abstract
The authors use the comparative behavior of real output growth and inflation behavior of members and non-members of the ERM to analyze the importance of ERM membership on macroeconomic performance. An econometric procedure for identifying temporary and permanent shocks to output is proposed and executed. The results confirm that the ERM has acted as a vehicle for macro-policy coordination between members. Several issues relating to the hypothesis of global economic "tri-polarity' between the US, Germany and Japan are also investigated. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 321-331 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Review of Economics and Statistics |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 1995 |