The euro monetary union with a flawed conceptual framework / Vítor Bento -- The endogeneity of OCA conditions and macroeconomic imbalances in EMU / Carlos Vieira and Isabel Vieira, Department of Economics, Universidade de Évora and CEFAGE, Évora, Portugal -- Trends in business cycles...

Reflecting the diverse and profound changes triggered by the latest wave of economic globalization, this book highlights various governance responses at national, regional and global levels. The topics covered are wide-ranging and include economic history and development, European integration,...

Jorge Braga de Macedo as an Economic Historian: The Transition of the Portuguese Economy from the Authoritarian to the Democratic Period (1960-1979) -- Bagehot for “Followers”: How Did the Portuguese Lender of Last Resort Manage the First Post World War I Crisis? -- What’s in a Bond? The...