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What is European Integration Really About? A Political Guide for Economists
Spolaore, Enrico - 2013
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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Strong Sterling Pound and Weak European Currencies in the Crises : Evidence from Covered Interest Parity of Secured Rates
Fukuda, Shin-ichi - 2016
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456735
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Innovativity : A Comparison Across Seven European Countries
Mohnen, Pierre - 2006
: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Italy for the year 1992. Based on the estimation of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466388
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Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries : Composition and Macroeconomic Effects
Alesina, Alberto - 1996
on three case studies: Denmark, Ireland and Italy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473108
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The "Austerity Myth" : Gain Without Pain?
Perotti, Roberto - 2011
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461087
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Trade and Structural Interdependence Between the U.S. and the NICs
Branson, William H. - 1984
During the decade since 1973, the U.S. economy has become increasingly interdependent with the newly industrializing countries (NICs) among the developing countries. These countries have had high investment ratios to GNP, financed mainly by domestic saving, but also partly by foreign borrowing....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012477813
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Chinese Firm and Industry Reactions to Antidumping Initiations and Measures
Li, Chunding - 2010
Because of large and rapid growing export volumes and its formal status as a non-market economy; China has been the subject of large numbers of both antidumping initiations and measures. Current estimates are that around 40% of such actions are against China; India, in turn, is the largest source...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462211
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A Long Term Perspective on the Euro
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464832
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On Current Account Surpluses and the Correction of Global Imbalances
Edwards, Sebastian - 2007
In this paper I analyze the nature of external adjustments in current account surplus countries. I ask whether a realignment of world growth rates -- with Japan and Europe growing faster, and the U.S. growing more slowly -- is likely to solve the current situation of global imbalances. The main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465752
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Foreign Influence and Welfare
Antràs, Pol - 2008
How do foreign interests influence the policy determination process? What are the welfare implications of such foreign influence? In this paper we develop a model of foreign influence and apply it to the study of optimal tariffs. We develop a two-country voting model of electoral competition,...
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