Aufbauend auf der Analyse der Wechselkurspolitik im Transformationsprozeß ausgewählter mittel- und osteuropäischer Länder werden wechselkurspolitische Optionen vor und nach einem EU-Beitritt untersucht. Ein zentrales Ziel ist es, eine angemessene und länderindividuelle Strategie für die...

This paper provides evidence that the choice of the foreign exchange regime is not of first order importance for achieving high output growth. It is argued that due to the forward looking nature of the foreign exchange market, exchange rate stability hinges on the current and anticipated...

We scrutinize the role of capital flows in competitiveness in a set of seven euro-area member countries (Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic) in the context of real convergence and crisis. A specific focus is on Greece. The paper extends the seminal...

This paper studies a particular aspect of the choice of exchange rate regime by EU candidate countries in the run-up to membership of European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). The fact that these countries have adopted various exchange rate systems reflects a divergence of opinion on the...