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European Monetary Unification: Theory, Practice, and Analysis (The MIT Press)

European Monetary Unification: Theory, Practice, and Analysis (The MIT Press)

by Barry Eichengreen (Author)

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The process of European monetary unification (EMU) is approaching a critical juncture. At the beginning of 1998 the member states of the European Union will decide whether or not to go ahead with their monetary union and determine which countries qualify as members. There is a high likelihood that Stage III of the Maastricht process-monetary union itself-will commence on January 1, 1999, and that a single currency, to be known as the Euro, will replace the national currencies of the founding member states at the beginning of 2002. Even if it is delayed, Stage III is likely to go forward soon thereafter. Whether EMU is feasible and desirable is contested among economists and politicians alike. This book sheds light on the controversy by considering seven major aspects: (1) what the theory of optimum currency areas reveals about the EMU project, (2) how Europe compares with existing monetary unions such as the United States, (3) the crisis in the European monetary system and the feasibility of stabilizing exchange rates in the absence of monetary unification, (4) fiscal policy and EMU, (5) labor markets and EMU, (6) the connections between monetary and political union, and (7) EMU and the rest of the world.The author views EMU as neither a grand achievement nor a terrible blunder, but as a process. He argues that the effects of monetary unification will depend on how it is structured and governed, and how quickly Europe's markets adapt to a single currency. The process of monetary unification will not end in 1999 or 2002; rather, the structure and operation of Europe's monetary union will continue to evolve for years to come.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 356
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 07 Oct 2016
ISBN 10: 026252922X
ISBN 13: 9780262529228
Book Overview: Barry Eichengreen stands out among American economists as being a supporter of European monetary integration who is able to give a lucid critique of some aspects of it. The book is readable and relevant, while at the same time setting the standard for research in this area. I can heartily recommend it to specialists and the general reader alike. -- Paul Masson, International Monetary Fund Barry Eichengreen has done more than any other economist to help us understand the workings, opportunities, and risks of European monetary union. Anyone already interested in EMU will have read some of the papers on which this book is based -- and will want to read the rest. Anyone newly interested in EMU should start at the beginning and not stop. Other economists have collected their papers on EMU, but this is the best by far. -- Peter B. Kenen, Princeton University Barry Eichengreen has over the past decade raised the standard of thedebate on Europe's monetary unification in a number of articles collectedin this volume. He combines the skills of an econometrician with theaccurate analysis and critical judgement of political decision process byan economic historian. By using the US experience of its currency union asa benchmark he has put challenging questions to European policy makers. -- Niels Thygesen, University of Copenhagen

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-- Niels Thygesen, University of Copenhagen
Barry Eichengreen has over the past decade raised the standard of the debate on Europe's monetary unification in a number of articles collected in this volume. He combines the skills of an econometrician with the accurate analysis and critical judgement of political decision process by an economic historian. By using the US experience of its currency union as a benchmark he has put challenging questions to European policy makers. -- Niels Thygesen, University of Copenhagen
& quot; Barry Eichengreen has over the past decade raised the standard of the debate on Europe's monetary unification in a number of articles collected in this volume. He combines the skills of an econometrician with the accurate analysis and critical judgement of political decision process by an economic historian. By using the US experience of its currency union as a benchmark he has put challenging questions to European policy makers.& quot; -- Niels Thygesen, University of Copenhagen
Barry Eichengreen has over the past decade raised the standard of the debate on Europe's monetary unification in a number of articles collected in this volume. He combines the skills of an econometrician with the accurate analysis and critical judgement of political decision process by an economic historian. By using the US experience of its currency union as a benchmark he has put challenging questions to European policy makers. --Niels Thygesen, University of Copenhagen
Author Bio
Barry Eichengreen is George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Capital Flows and Crises (MIT Press, 2002) and other books.