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Europe's monetary union is part of a broader process of integration that started in the aftermath of World War II. In this "political guide for economists" we look at the creation of the euro within the bigger picture of European integration. How and why were European institutions established?...
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The paper describes the activities of central counterparties (CCPs) and the international framework for those activities. It also provides an overview of the activities of the CCPs in the EU. Against this background, an initial assessment is performed of the possibilities of introducing a CCP in...
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within all countries in the Euro area and in Denmark. To quote a colleague, there is some way to the level in the fast …
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Several countries at the core of the Euro area have experienced coincident business cycles during the most recent decades, while the Danish economy seemed detached from these cycles during the 1980's and part of the 1990's. To a large degree, the decoupling of the Danish economy reflects...
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In the post Lehman period, the interest rate of the US dollar became low on the forward contract because of"flight to quality" to the international currency. However, in the Euro crisis, that of the Sterling pound became equally low, while the other European currencies such as the Danish kroner...
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: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Italy for the year 1992. Based on the estimation of a …
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on three case studies: Denmark, Ireland and Italy …
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detailed case studies, two - Denmark and Ireland - undertaken under fixed exchange rates (the most relevant case for many …All four episodes were associated with an expansion; but only in Denmark the driver of growth was internal demand … driver of growth was exports. In Ireland this occurred because the sterling coincidentally appreciated. In Finland and Sweden …
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Increased job effort can raise productivity and income but put workers at increased risk of illness and injury. We combine Danish data on individuals' health with Danish matched worker-firm data to understand how rising exports affect individual workers' effort, injury, and illness. We find that...
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