‘Real exchange rate behavior in a convergence club’

B-Tier
Journal: Economic Policy
Year: 2003
Volume: 18
Issue: 37
Pages: 357-394

Authors (2)

Patrick Honohan (Trinity College Dublin) Philip R. Lane (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Inflation divergenceInflation rates have diverged much more widely than expected among the member states of the EMU. We show that much of this is attributable to the differential impact on different member states of the weakness of the euro on international currency markets in the early months of the union. The Balassa–Samuelson productivity growth effect has not yet played an important role – even in respect of the outlier Ireland – although it will likely be more significant over a longer run, especially as the accession countries join.— Patrick Honohan and Philip Lane

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:ecpoli:v:18:y:2003:i:37:p:357-394.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-02-02