The optimum currency area literature highlights that large inflation differentials can undermine a monetary union. In the euro area, inflation rates diverged after the creation of the single currency, and started to converge again after mid 2002. Another point suggested by the literature is that business cycles are an important determinant of inflation differences across countries. Against this background, we a...
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