Economic and monetary union in Europe : theory, evidence and practice / edited by Mark Baimbridge, Philip Whyman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baimbridge, Mark.

Whyman, Philip.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monetary unions--European Union countries.

Monetary unions.

European Union countries.

Monetary policy--European Union countries.

Monetary policy.

European Monetary System (Organization).

Europe--Economic integration.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xiii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2003]

Contents:

1. European economic integration / Mark Baimbridge, Philip Whyman 1

Part I Theoretical Considerations of EMU

2. Monetary integration: the intellectual pre-history / W. Max Corden 17

3. Policy challenges under EMU / Charles Wyplosz 31

Part II Historical Precedents

4. Historical experience with monetary unions: the case of Scandinavia 1875-1914 / Niels Kaergard, Ingrid Henriksen 47

5. German monetary union and the lessons for EMU / Ray Barrell, Dirk Willem te Velde 58

Part III Policy Consequences of a Single Currency

6. Monetary regimes, collective fiscal retrenchment and the political economy of EMU / Ronald I. McKinnon 81

7. Economic and monetary union and the European Community budget / Sir Donald MacDougall 96

8. EMU: monetary policy issues and challenges / Jurgen von Hagen 104

Part IV The Impact Upon External Relations

9. The euro and the stabilisation of the Eastern European economy / David G. Mayes 131

10. EMU and the rest of the world: thinking about the effects on the real economy / L. Alan Winters 144.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1840640928

OCLC:

45799586