In this paper we study the monetary and fiscal policy making in a monetary union when authorities face asymmetries in the countries constructing this monetary union. We analyze this problem in an asymmetric environment using a two-country theoretical model and by introducing two alternative types of national asymmetries : asymmetric shocks and the asymmetric transmission mechanism. The central ...

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Reference and command governors are add-on schemes that augment nominal closed-loop systems with the capability to enforce state control constraints. They do this by monitoring modifying, when necessary, reference command. Existing solving at each sampling time a quadratic programming problem find modified closest original such current pair constraint admissible. In paper, we show simple modifi...

Abstract This article aims to discuss the perceptions and actions of public authorities regarding process introduction, production, conservation, distribution, application smallpox vaccine; emergence institutions associated with vaccine vaccination; its main obstacles in Bahia nineteenth century. The emphasizes local regional dynamics this process. It addresses problem colonial Bahia, arrival J...