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The paper summarises the channels and mechanisms which lead to the emergence of macroeconomic imbalances in the EMU … before, in and after the crisis of 2008/09. It focuses on the role of the specific institutional setting of the EMU in these …
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Since the breakdown of the Bretton Woods System diverging current account positions in Europe have prevailed. While the Southern and Western European countries have tended to run current account deficits, the current accounts of the Central and Northern European countries, in particular Germany,...
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The article points out that monetary stability does not hinge upon formal central bank independence. The reason is that the legislator can easily restrict that independence by changing the law. Because the EU council as the true legislator does not face effective supervision by the citizens it...
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This paper aims at the provision of applicable recommendations for institutions and actors involved regarding the EMU … benefits and losses of EMU accession may differ with regard to the different issue areas. To get to clear-cut recommendations …. -- Eu enlargement ; monetary integration ; economic integration ; EMU ; ERM 2 ; trade and FDI ; financial markets ; fiscal …
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In terms of macroeconomic performance, the Eurozone’s first decade is a story of successful inflation-targeting by the ECB for the common currency area as a whole combined with the persistence of real exchange rate and current account disequilibria at member country level. According to the...
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