DP3602 Joining the Euro - the Macro Effects on the UK Economy
Author(s): | David Meenagh, Patrick Minford, Bruce Webb |
Publication Date: | October 2002 |
Keyword(s): | business cycle, euro, exchange rate instability, floating, single currency, transmission mechanisms |
JEL(s): | E42 |
Programme Areas: | International Macroeconomics |
Link to this Page: | cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=3602 |
Stochastic simulations are used on the Liverpool Model of the UK to assess the effect of macroeconomic stability of the UK adopting the Euro. Instability increases substantially, particularly for inflation and real interest rates. A key factor is the extent of the Euro's instability against the dollar; by adopting a regional currency the UK imports this source of shocks, as well as losing its control of interest rates. The results are not highly sensitive to changes in assumptions about the degree of labour market flexibility, the use of fiscal policy, and increased convergence of monetary transmission.