Monetary Strategies for Joining the Euro (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

The ten countries joining the EU in 2004 will soon be forced to focus on the next big challenge of integration: their adoption of the euro. In this book, well-known economists and policymakers look at the next step in the integration process for accession countries: accession to European Monetary Union (EMU). They debate which monetary and exchange rate strategies are optimal during the run-up to EMU, and consider the conflict that may arise in trying to meet both the exchange rate stability and the Maastricht inflation criteria. The impossible trinity between monetary independence, exchange rate stability and free capital flows is also addressed, as is the question of the effects of structural changes on the real exchange rate. Estimates of the 'Balassa-Samuelson effect' on five of the new member states, and the experiences of Portugal and Greece in their run-up to EMU are discussed, and lessons for the economic policies of the new EU member states are illustrated. The distinguished list of contributors have published extensively in the relevant fields making Monetary Strategies for Joining the Euro a must-read for policymakers and economists interested in European studies. It will also be welcomed by those with an interest in the process of European integration.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2004
Editors:	Gyoergy Szapary • Jurgen Von Hagen
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-84376-689-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > Monetary economics
LSN:	1-84376-689-2
Barcode:	9781843766896

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