Die stabilitätspolitischen Erfolgsaussichten der europäischen Geldpolitik werden im ersten Kapitel einer kritischen Würdigung unterzogen. Allerdings wird auch betont, daß der Zusammenschluß zu regionalen Währungsräumen und die damit verbundene Abkehr von national orientierter Geldpolitik...

Am 1. Januar 1999 bricht eine neue Epoche der europäischen Integration an: Mit der Einführung des EURO als gemeinsamer Währung in elf europäischen Staaten binden sich die einzelnen Volkswirtschaften so eng aneinander wie noch nie zuvor in der Geschichte Europas. Fast alle Bereiche des...

The future of European Monetary Union (EMU) stands as one of the most important economic issues of the era. The author argues that in the event of macroeconomic shocks, rather than acting as a cohesive force, EMU could give rise to disunity. As EMU is not an optimal currency area, asymmetric...

Studies the interactions between monetary and wage policies in the euro area. This book discusses the process of policy competition and the structure of policy cooperation. It also features numerical simulations of policy competition and numerical solutions to policy cooperation

History and analysis of European monetary integration and related economic, financial, monetary, and international political issues: an accesible guide.This history and analysis of the euro and the European Central Bank traces the process of European monetary integration from its beginnings as a...

This book explores how British and German business associations formed their political attitudes towards Economic and Monetary Union between 1988 and 1998. With provocative argument and unique insight, it demonstrates how business associations are political entities in their own right, acting...