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Titre Degré de flexibilité des marchés du travail, ajustement à des chocs asymétriques et union monétaire européenne
Auteur Hélène Erkel-Rousse
Mir@bel Revue Economie et prévision
Numéro no 128, 1997/2 L'intégration européenne : nouveaux enjeux
Rubrique / Thématique
L'intégration européenne : nouveaux enjeux
Page 79-100
Résumé anglais Labour Market Flexibility, Adjustment to Asymmetric Shocks and European Monetary Union by Hélène Erkel-Rousse In 1961, Mundell posited that regions would have no major problems adjusting to monetary union provided that the shocks they sustained were not very asymmetric and their labour markets were sufficiently flexible. The European Union does not appear to perfectly satisfy these two conditions and the member countries could consequently have problems adjusting to monetary union. However, Mundell's claim should not be taken at face value. First of all, labour market flexibility is just one adjustment element among others. Secondly, the importance accorded to the extent of shock asymmetry is moderated by the fact that the manipulation of exchange rates is not as easy and beneficial as Mundell suggests.
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