European Monetary Union

The Way Forward
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-415-17408-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 388 g

A detailed analysis of the economic effects of the changeover to a unified European currency and the pressures caused by a dual-currency system over the transition period to the Euro. Subjects discussed include:

* fiscal transfer payments: the implications of the US structure for the EMU
* consequences of parallel currency 1999-2002
* feasibility of a single currency without the exchange rate mechanism
* the relationship between the UK and Europe
* accounts of moves towards monetary union in Austria, Portugal and Finland.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scobie, H M

Scobie, Prof H M

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geldwirtschaft, Währungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 THE CHANGEOVER TO A UNIFIED EUROPEAN CURRENCY: WHY A ‘BIG BANG’ APPROACH IS NECESSARY 2 FISCAL TRANSFER PAYMENTS: IMPLICATIONS OF US STRUCTURE FOR THE EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION 3 EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION: SINGLE CURRENCY FEASIBLE WITHOUT THE ERM 4 THE SINGLE CURRENCY 5 EMU: THE OBSTACLE RACE TO SUCCESS 6 THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EUROPE 7 SOME THOUGHTS ON THE MONETARY FRAMEWORK IN EMU 8 FINLAND ON THE WAY TO THE EMU 9 THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING: EVIDENCE FROM COST AND PRICE MEASURES 10 AUSTRIA ON THE WAY TO EMU 11 ADHERING TO THE CONVERGENCE CRITERIA: THE CASE OF PORTUGAL

Über Autor(innen)

Professor H.M.Scobie is Director of the European Economics and Financial Centre, London.