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Considers effects on capital and goods markets of monetary union in general and European Monetary Union (EMU) in particular. This volume addresses the effects of monetary union, which fall into three categories - adjustments in goods and labor markets, adjustments in money and capital markets, and institutional adjustments.
List of contents
Part 1: An Overview of European Monetary Union and Capital Markets. Monetary union and market integration: Capital and goods market issues pertaining to the launching of the Euro (J.J. Choi, J. Wrase). Part 2: Approaching Monetary Union in Europe: History and Foundations. Historical overview of the transition to monetary union in Europe. (K. Phillips, J. Wrase). An retrospective structural break analysis of the French German interest rate differential in the run-up to EMU (J. Henry, P. McAdam). Volatility and misalignments of EMS and other currencies during 1974-1998 (M.G. Papaioannou). Part 3: European Monetary Union and Capital Markets. The impact of the Euro on primary equity markets (E.K. Gatzonas). Country and industry effects in Euroland's equity markets (I.J.M. Arnold). Intra-day transmission of international stock prices (C.S. Eun, J.G. Jeong). Part 4: Monetary and Fiscal Policy Issues in the Monetary Union. Organization and policy procedures of the European system of central banks (J. Wrase). Monetary and fiscal policy rules in the European economic and monetary union: A simulation analysis (G. Haber, R. Neck, W.J. Mckibbin). Is there potential for monetary union outside Europe? (V. Hooper). Part 5: Trade and Market Power. Monetary union expansion: The role of market power in trade (M.M. Spiegel). The European monetary union vs. U.S.A, cooperation and competition: An examination of welfare benefits (L.B. Ramrattan, C.D. Tully, M. Szenberg). The Euro exchange rate and consumer prices (S. Ranki).
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Considers effects on capital and goods markets of monetary union in general and European Monetary Union (EMU) in particular. This volume addresses the effects of monetary union, which fall into three categories - adjustments in goods and labor markets, adjustments in money and capital markets, and institutional adjustments.
