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Spillovers in the Nordic Countries

By Borislava Mircheva, Dirk V Muir

March 27, 2015

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Borislava Mircheva, and Dirk V Muir. Spillovers in the Nordic Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2015) accessed December 21, 2024
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Summary

Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden form a tightly integrated region which has strong ties with the euro area as well as some exposure to Russia. Using the IMF’s Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal model (GIMF), we examine spillovers the region could face, focusing on possible scenarios from the rest of the euro area and Russia, and the fall in global oil prices. We show that the spillovers from these scenarios differ in magnitude and impact, regardless of the high degree of integration among the four Nordic economies. These differences are driven by the fact that Denmark and Finland have no independent monetary policy, and Denmark and Norway are net energy exporters while Finland and Sweden are energy importers. We infer lessons for policy from the outcomes.

Subject: Asset and liability management, Consumption, Energy prices, Energy pricing, Expenditure, National accounts, Oil prices, Prices, Real exchange rates, Sovereign wealth funds

Keywords: Area imports, Consumption, Demand share, Demand share of the oil price decrease, Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models, Energy prices, Energy pricing, Euro, Euro area, Europe, Finland, Fiscal policy, GDP reduction, Global, Investment demand, Mainland real GDP, Mainland real GDP trough, Monetary policy, Monetary policy in Denmark, Monetary policy response, Nordic countries, Norway's mainland real GDP trough, Oil price drop, Oil prices, Price, Real GDP, Real GDP trough, Sovereign wealth funds, Spillovers, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    28

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2015/070

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2015070

  • ISBN:

    9781475554106

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941