The European experience suggests that the efforts made to achieve an efficient trade-off between monetary policy and prudential supervision ultimately failed. The severity of the global crisis have pushed central banks to explore innovative tools-within or beyond their statutory...

Weshalb der Euro der Preis für die Wiedervereinigung war -- Die EZB macht sich zum Kumpanen der Politiker -- Neues aus der Haftungsunion -- Das Recht ist unter die Räder gekommen.- Lasset die Fremdlinge zu uns kommen? -- Das Eigeninteresse der Eurokratie -- Neustart jetzt -- Quellen und...

This book presents an overview of the economics and politics implemented in the European Union and especially the Eurozone during the crisis of 2008-2012. Although it focuses on these four years, the analysis starts from the establishment of the European Union and covers the period up to the...

The analysis in this book reflects various aspects of financial sector transformation in selected Central European countries that are expected to join the EU in 2004. The authors are Central European financial experts who provide, among other things, a detailed overview of the following main...