This paper examines some of the effects that the emergence of the United Kingdom as a major oil producer, together with the pursuit of firm financial policies as part of an antiinflationary strategy, has had on the U.K. economy and, in particular, on the real exchange rate of the pound sterling,...

The hypothesis that price expectations exercise at least a partially independent influence on actual price behavior is empirically tested. The method used, which differs from earlier analyses, quantifies data from qualitative price surveys to derive an explicit time series of price expectations....

This paper reviews the history of the introduction of the Estonian kroon under a currency board arrangement. On June 20, 1992, Estonia became the first country from the former Soviet Union to abandon the Russian ruble and introduce its own currency. The paper looks at the factors behind this...

The GREEN-X project lasted 24-months; it was supported by the European Commission under the 5th Framework Programme. The project was officially launched at the Renewable Energy House on the 14th of November 2002. It aimed at the derivation of optimal promotion strategies for increasing the share...