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List of Figures | p. x |
List of Tables | p. xii |
List of Contributors | p. xiii |
Preface | p. xiv |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Some Thoughts on Monetary and Political Union | p. 9 |
Introduction | p. 9 |
The many dimensions of a political union | p. 10 |
The theory of optimum currency areas and political union | p. 11 |
How does political integration affect the optimality of a monetary union? | p. 13 |
Asymmetric shocks and lack of political union | p. 15 |
Criticism of the traditional OCA theory | p. 18 |
Comparing the two views | p. 19 |
A preliminary evaluation | p. 21 |
The institutional weakness of the present euro-zone governance | p. 22 |
Conclusion: the need for further political integration | p. 24 |
European Fiscal Policy Co-ordination and the Persistent Myth of Stabilization | p. 29 |
Introduction | p. 29 |
Stabilization and adjustment | p. 30 |
Fiscal stabilization | p. 42 |
International fiscal stabilization | p. 47 |
Where do we go from here? | p. 49 |
The Role of Preferences and the Sustainability of EMU | p. 54 |
Introduction | p. 54 |
Two divergent views on the means to achieve monetary integration in Europe | p. 55 |
Converging preferences on inflation and the role of monetary policy | p. 57 |
The first test to the commitment to exchange rate and price stability | p. 60 |
A framework of analysis for the sustainability of EMU | p. 62 |
Endogenous preferences | p. 66 |
Conclusion | p. 69 |
Globalization vs. Europeanization: Assessing the Impact of EMU on Business Cycle Affiliation | p. 75 |
Introduction | p. 75 |
Is there a European business cycle? | p. 76 |
Measuring business cycle affiliations | p. 77 |
Clustering | p. 78 |
Globalization vs. Europeanization? | p. 82 |
Conclusion | p. 86 |
EMU and the Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue: Trade Interdependence between Mediterranean and Euro-area Countries | p. 89 |
Introduction | p. 89 |
Currency unions and trade integration south of the Mediterranean | p. 90 |
The Barcelona Conference and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership | p. 92 |
A simple empirical evaluation | p. 94 |
Data | p. 97 |
Results | p. 97 |
Conclusion | p. 104 |
Data Appendix | p. 105 |
In and Out of Monetary Unions: Lessons From, and Risks For the EMU. An Alternative Approach to Monetary Unions | p. 110 |
Introduction | p. 110 |
The evolution of the OCA theory | p. 112 |
A new conceptual scheme: the basic steps | p. 116 |
The model | p. 123 |
The model simulations: the two-speed Europe | p. 134 |
Concluding remarks: the future of EMU and the OCA theory | p. 139 |
EMU and the Quest for Competitiveness | p. 144 |
Introduction | p. 144 |
The quest for competitiveness in theory | p. 145 |
Conclusion: the future of EMU. Structural reforms and the crisis of the SGP | p. 156 |
The Lisbon Strategy, Macroeconomic Stability and the Dilemma of Governance with Governments (Or Why Europe Is Not Becoming the World's Most Dynamic Economy) | p. 161 |
Introduction | p. 161 |
Where the Lisbon Strategy is failing | p. 162 |
The flawed macroeconomic and institutional framework | p. 175 |
Conclusion | p. 188 |
Conclusion: the Future of EMU | p. 194 |
Index | p. 198 |
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