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recent major crises, of the legal framework governing the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), as well as current … of the EMU.The following Section II (“The Impact of the Three Major Crises During the Period 2007-2021”) develops on how … the (2007-2009) Global Financial Crisis (GFC), the subsequent fiscal crisis in the euro area and the most recent pandemic …
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Austria, Finland and Sweden became members of the EU in 1995. This paper examines how support for the euro and trust in …. Support for the euro in the two euroarea members Austria and Finland has remained high and relatively stable since the … physical introduction of the new currency nearly 20 years ago, while the euro crisis significantly reduced support for the euro …
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This paper examines the evolution of public support for the euro since its introduction as a virtual currency in 1999 … popularity o f the euro. We find that a majority of citizens support the e uro in each individual member country of the e uro a … econometric work demonstrates that unemployment is a key driver of support behind the euro. Given these developments, w e discuss …
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-related "news" (newswire reports) on the euro exchange rate. A time-series study of "news" generated by ECB officials and market … participants regarding intervention and the value of the euro as well as an event study of firm reports of ECB intervention is … conducted. Both studies find significant short-run effects on the euro value, while only "negative" statements (official …
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The notable increase in international reserve holdings over the past decade and their use during the global financial crisis of 2008/2009 has sparked renewed interest in the analysis of the optimal level of reserve holdings, in particular in countries which are subject to sudden stops. Less...
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Recent research recognize that two balance sheet constraints can be of particular concern for an independent central bank: central bank equity cannot turn negative without any political and credibility risk, and central banks should avoid going insolvent if they want to maintain control over...
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-making, and thereby facilitates the maintenance of price stability in the euro area. A fully-fledged committee structure has also … contributed to the smooth integration of non-euro area Member States into the Eurosystem’s monetary policy decision-making process. …
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It is commonly thought that an open economy can accommodate output shocks through either exchange rate or real sector adjustments. We formalise this notion by incorporating labour market rigidities into an “escape clause” model of currency crises. We show that the absence of structural...
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(EMU) emerged from the European Monetary System (EMS). I then outline today’s relatively broad consensus on monetary policy …
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