This thesis combines five chapters, all of which have been motivated by the exciting and intense policy discussions that have been dominating the political and economic landscape in recent years. It covers European bank regulation and its effects on financial stability and economic welfare, the...

Europa stolpert von Krise zu Krise. Die Finanz- und Schuldenkrise gefährdet die Europäische Währungsunion. Das Brexit-Votum zeigt, wie weit verbreitet die Europaskepsis ist. Die Wirtschaft kommt nicht in Schwung. Die Arbeitslosigkeit ist hoch. Und die Flüchtlingskrise hat die politischen...

History -- West european economic integration since 1950 (Nicholas Crafts) -- The history of European Economic and Monetary Union (Harold James) -- History of economic thought and policy-making at the European Commission (Ivo Maes) -- The single market and the euro -- The economics of the single...