This paper considers the determinants of the macroeconomic costs of joining EMU for the new EU Member Sates, and compares them with those of the EMU members. Specifically, we investigate the business-cycle correlation between the candidate's economy and that of the euro area as a whole, and the...

I use a panel of semi-annual vintages of growth and fiscal forecasts of the European Commission, covering the period 1998:II-2008:II, to assess its effects on 10-year government yields for 14 EU countries. Results show that yields increase with better growth forecasts, and with decreases in...

I use a panel of semi-annual vintages of growth and fiscal forecasts of the European Commission, covering the period 1998:II-2008:II, to assess its effects on 10-year government yields for 14 EU countries. Results show that yields increase with better growth forecasts, and with decreases in...

Das Handbuch zur deutschen Europapolitik erscheint in Zeiten multipler Krisen und wachsender Skepsis gegenüber der engen Verflechtung Deutschlands mit dem EU-System. Es zeigt, dass europäische Politik von besonderem Wert und Nutzen für die politische und ökonomische Wirklichkeit Deutschlands...