This highly topical book examines the development and future prospects for economic and monetary union in Europe. European Monetary Integration examines the background to economic and monetary union from a historical perspective that distinguishes between national and supranational currency...

This work proposes a change in persistence test for identifying de facto exchange rate regime changes. The results from 25 African countries show that this approach is able to identify some regime changes not captured by existing methods.

The 2007–08 financial crisis has posed substantial challenges for bankers, economists and regulators: was it preventable, and how can such crises be avoided in future? This book addresses these questions. The Financial Crisis and the Regulation of Finance includes a comprehensive overview of...

The 2007–08 financial crisis has posed substantial challenges for bankers, economists and regulators: was it preventable, and how can such crises be avoided in future? This book addresses these questions. The Financial Crisis and the Regulation of Finance includes a comprehensive overview...

This important book provides an up-to-date assessment and survey of the most important recent theoretical and empirical work on exchange rates.

The Macroeconomics of International Currencies examines both the theoretical and empirical consequences of currency substitution and assesses its importance for policy debates. The editors have brought together contributors with international reputations in the field who have the knowledge and...

This book examines the extent to which spatial economic convergence has taken place in the European Union and analyses the effectiveness of regional policy.