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Is the Eurozone not a monetary union, but an extraordinary exchange rate union?
Sauer, Beate; Sell, Friedrich L. - 2013
The Target imbalances within the Eurozone can be interpreted as a sign of a missing balance of payments adjustment … mechanism for the member countries. As the Eurozone lacks a fiscal union, in economic theory it is more an exchange rate union … payments, but only one for the whole Eurozone. This paper will show why the Target System is a crucial indicator for the …
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Regionalwährungen in Deutschland : Lokale Konkurrenz Für Den Euro?
Rösl, Gerhard - 2016
In a surprisingly growing number of regions in Germany private "regional currencies" are issued as a cash substitute for the euro. Currently, these regional currencies are conceived almost exclusively as Schwundgeld (depreciative currency), which loses value on a predetermined timescale. This...
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China and the Global Roles of Currencies
Ryan, John - International Network for Economic Research - INFER - 2009
China’s concern about its U.S. Dollar reserves is being amplified by the low returns of some of China’ investments in the U.S. which leads to a broader concern about how the current reserve system basically entails China lending to the U.S. at very low interest rates. A two-currency reserve...
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Should Britain Join the Euro?
Minford, Patrick - 2006
European economic and monetary union is driven by politics, but the economic costs and benefits of Britain's membership can and should be assessed, argues Professor Patrick Minford in this careful and succinct analysis of the cases for and against Britain adopting the euro. The core argument in...
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The ECB and the Euro : The First Five Years
Issing, Otmar - 2006
Whilst the debate on the merits of adopting the euro rage on in the UK, comparatively little attention is paid to the way in which the ECB is managing monetary policy in the euro zone. This analysis describes the success of the first five years of the euro's life. Not only has price stability...
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Digital Euro, Monetary Objects and Price Stability—a Legal Analysis
Zellweger-Gutknecht, Corinne; Geva, Benjamin; … - 2021
The Eurosystem is mandated to safeguard price stability according to Article 127 TFEU. Based on a theoretical and policy-oriented approach, this article sheds light on a second public good with enormous practical relevance both for financial markets and institutions as well as for the general...
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Money in finance
Wray, L. Randall - 2011
This paper begins by defining, and distinguishing between, money and finance, and addresses alternative ways of financing spending. We next examine the role played by financial institutions (e.g., banks) in the provision of finance. The role of government as both regulator of private...
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Money in Finance
Wray, L. Randall - 2011
This paper begins by defining, and distinguishing between, money and finance, and addresses alternative ways of financing spending. We next examine the role played by financial institutions (e.g., banks) in the provision of finance. The role of government as both regulator of private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128521
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Causes of the outbreak of the Eurozone crisis : the role of the USA and the European Central Bank monetary policy
Białek, Natalia - In: E-Finanse : finansowy kwartalnik internetowy 11 (2015) 2, pp. 47-63
This paper argues that the loose monetary policy of two of the world’s most important financial institutions-the US Federal Reserve Board and the European Central Bank-were ultimately responsible for the outburst of global financial crisis of 2008 - 09. Unusually low interest rates in 2001 -...
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Lost at sea : the euro needs a Euro Treasury
Bibow, Jörg - 2013
of existing national public debts is involved. Instead, the Euro Treasury is established as a means to pool eurozone … public investment spending and have it funded by proper eurozone treasury securities. …
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