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Bordo, Michael D. - 2008

This study grounds the establishment of EMU and the euro in the context of the history of international monetary cooperation and of monetary unions, above all in the U.S., Germany and Italy. The purpose of national monetary unions was to reduce transactions costs of multiple currencies and...

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The European Crisis in the Context of the History of Previous Financial Crises

Bordo, Michael D. - 2013

There are some striking similarities between the pre 1914 gold standard and EMU today. Both arrangements are based on fixed exchange rates, monetary and fiscal orthodoxy. Each regime gave easy access by financially underdeveloped peripheral countries to capital from the core countries. But the...

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The Future of EMU : What Does the History of Monetary Unions Tell Us?

Bordo, Michael D. - 1999

The creation of EMU and the ECB has triggered a discussion of the future of EMU. Independent observers have pointed to a number of shortcomings or hazard areas' in the construction of EMU, such as the absence of a central lender of last resort function for EMU, the lack of a central authority...

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Do Enlarged Fiscal Deficits Cause Inflation : The Historical Record

Bordo, Michael D. - 2020

In this paper we survey the historical record for over two centuries on the connection between expansionary fiscal policy and inflation. As a backdrop, we briefly lay out several theoretical approaches to the effects of fiscal deficits on inflation: the earlier Keynesian and monetarist...

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Why the European Securities Market is Not Fully Integrated

Giovannini, Alberto - 2008

I describe the challenge of fully integrating securities markets in Europe by integrating the clearing and settlement …

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Monetary Policy Regimes and Economic Performance : The Historical Record

Bordo, Michael D. - 1997

Monetary policy regimes encompass the constraints or limits imposed by custom, institutions and nature on the ability of the monetary authorities to influence the evolution of macroeconomic aggregates. This paper surveys the historical experience of both international and domestic (national)...

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The Determinants of Realignment Expectations Under the EMS : Some Empirical Regularities

Chen, Zhaohui - 1993

The stability of the EMS depends crucially on realignment expectations of the market participants. In this paper we discuss how to measure such expectations and how to relate them to economic fundamentals, central bank reputation, and institutional arrangements of the EMS. We find the following...

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The Currency Reform as the Last Stage of Economic and Monetary Union : Some Policy Questions

Giovannini, Alberto - 1991

The paper discusses the policy problems of a project aimed at substituting several national currencies with one single currency. While these problems are of general interest, the analysis is motivated by the plan for Economic and Monetary Union among the members of the European Community. The...

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Capital Flight and Tax Competition : Are There Viable Solutions to Both Problems?

Giovannini, Alberto - 1990

This paper discusses a model corporate tax system based on the application of the residence principle. This tax system, while preserving national sovereignties, minimizes the distortions from international capital mobility. The paper is motivated by an analysis of European capital income tax...

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Can The European Monetary System Be Copied Outside Europe? Lessons From Ten Years of Monetary Policy Coordination In Europe

Giavazzi, Francesco - 1988

This paper addresses the question of whether the European Monetary System can be copied outside Europe. Our answer is … negative. The EMS is just one element of a more comprehensive design of institutional integration within Europe: the presence … to EMS exchange rate targets in a way that would not be present. say, among the United States, Europe and Japan. The EMS …

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