Contributions

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics - Contributor

Publication

2006 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

7,000 words, Guess

Page Count

28 pages

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Description

In the second half of the 1990s, the prospect of entry in the euro led to an output boom and large current account deficits in Portugal. Since then, the boom has turned into a slump. Current account deficits are still large, and so are budget deficits. This paper reviews the facts, the likely adjustment in the absence of major policy changes, and examines policy options. Keywords: Unemployment, competitive disinflation, euro, productivity growth, common currency, competitiveness. JEL Classifications: E24, F41, J6.

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Series Statement

  • Working paper series / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics -- working paper 06-04, Revised
  • Working paper (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics) -- no. 06-04.

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