Stability, asymmetry and discontinuity: the outset of European Monetary Union
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Sobol, and seminar participants at the September 1999 Brookings Panel for helpful comments. Scott Nicholson has provided excellent research assistance. The views expressed here are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve System, or any other institution with which the authors are affiliated.
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