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ISBN: 1840640928
TITLE: Economic and monetary union in Europe; theory, evidence, and practice.
AUTHOR: Ed. by Mark Baimbridge and Philip Whyman.
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Impending European economic and monetary union - Panel Discussion
Political and business leaders from Europe and North America participating in a recent roundtable discussion pointed out that there are still many unresolved issues related to the impending European economic and monetary union. Deloitte & Touche CEO John Roques contended that Europe must strive to create a business environment that will promote low-cost, high-quality production, while Henri de Castries of the AXA Group expressed his support for greater harmonization in the region, particularly in thea area of regulation. Morgan Crucible Chmn Bruce Farmer claimed that Europe would need more flexibility in the markets, in management and in product development to succeed in the 21st century. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Chmn Ed...
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On January 1, 1999, 11 European countries gave up the independence of their monetary policy by joining the European Monetary Union (EMU). Since that t...
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The Eurosystem, the monetary system in the European Monetary Union (EMU), has b... signed by 62 and more than 160 German economics professors, respectively. The academics maintained...
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... and comparisons between the US and the European case have interested many researchers. Alesina and... the main reason why multi-country currency unions are and will become more and more important in the... by many interesting papers focusing on monetary unions, such as Salvatore (2002) who focused on th...
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... Depression likely originated in the monetary policy errors of the 1920s. The slump was then mag... to the devastation visited on Western Europe by the war President Woodrow Wilson hoped would en... and bargaining rights to labor unions, which increased their memberships dramatically. (...
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LONDON (Reuters) - In a report for the European Parliament, Europe Economics attacked a proposed European Union directive to regulate hedge funds as "poorly constructed, ill-focused and premature", in a blow for lawmakers who have demanded tough rules for the sector.
In its impact assessment, Europe Economics said there was a "strong case" for additional regulation but said "the rationale for a directive of this form is weak." The report was commissioned by the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
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... Putin described the breakup of the Soviet Union several years ago as "the greatest geopolitical ca...This phenomenon is not unique--many European empires faced the same problem in the 20th century... correct model of social, political, and economic systems. As Timofei Bordachev noted, "The greatest... United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organization (WTO), an...
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Money market rate premiums have been high and volatile. The difference between money market rates and central bank key rates has been the widest since the international financial turbulence started in August last year. Norwegian money market rates increased sharply after international risk premiums spilled over into the Norwegian market. Foreign exchange markets have also been volatile. Investors have shown interest in the large and most liquid currencies. Growth is also slowing in the Norwegian economy. Household consumption has stagnated and house prices are falling. Monetary policy in Norway is oriented towards annual consumer price inflation of close to 2.5% over time. In recent years, inflation has on average been somewhat lower, but fairly close to 2.5%. A deep and protracted glob...
... an account of the main aspects of economic developments that have had a bearing on the intere...US and European financial institutions have suffered large losses.... the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, the Confederation of Vocational Unions and the Co...
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... aspects of international finance through monetary and economic union in Europe down to the issues of...