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Journal of Economic Integration 2005 December;20(4) :672-687.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11130/jei.2005.20.4.672
One Country, One Vote? Labor Market Structure and Voting Rights in the ECB

Helge Berger Carsten Hefeker 

Free University of Berlin
University of Siegen
Copyright ©2005 Journal of Economic Integration
ABSTRACT

The pending enlargement of the European Monetary Union (EMU) has brought to the fore the discussion of the voting right distribution in the European Central Bank (ECB) council. We show that, in a model where labor unions internalize the inflationary consequences of wage setting, deviating from a voting scheme based purely on economic size can be beneficial. Preliminary evidence on unemployment and voting rights in the ECB council seems broadly in line with this idea. We also point to possible policy implications for EMU enlargement and ECB restructuring.

JEL Classifications: D72, E58

Keywords: Monetary Policy | Wage Setting | European Monetary Union | European Central Bank | Euro Area | ECB Reform | EMU Enlargement | Accession Countries
 
REFERENCE
1. Berger, H. and J. de Haan (2002), Are Small Countries too Powerful Within the ECB?, Atlantic Economic Journal, 30(3), 2002, 1-20.
2. Lindbeck, A. and D. Snower (1988) The Insider-Outsider Theory of Employment and Unemployment, Cambridge: MIT-Press.
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