Download or read book German Unification and the European Monetary System written by Gwyn Adams and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Political Economy Of European Monetary Unification written by Barry Eichengreen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of this book was published in 1994, as the future of monetary unification in Europe was very much in doubt. With Economic and Monetary Union now in place, it is appropriate to bring the scholarship on the topic up to date for the students of international political economics. To this effect, essayists Jeffry Frieden, Geoffrey Garrett, Lisa L. Martin, Benjamin J. Cohen revised four of the original chapters to reflect new conditions. Editors, Barry Eichengreen and Frieden completely rewrote the introductory essay. Three new chapters by Matthew Gabel, Charles Engel, and Paul De Grauwe et al cover public support for EMU, local currency pricing, and whether Europe is now better off? The updated volume's purpose remains that of bringing the latest in scholarship in Economics and Political Science to bear on the European monetary integration

Download or read book German Policy Towards Economic and Monetary Union written by Gunnar Matthiesen and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thesis (M.A.) from the year 1999 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: very good, University of Canterbury (Department of Politics and International Relations), 44 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the German national interest in European Economic and Monetary Union. Although not ignoring economic arguments, the analysis focuses on the arguably even more important political benefits and interests. The first chapter introduces EMU from a European perspective, as the next logical step to complete the Single Market and as a source of economic advantages for EU member states. However, it is also an important vehicle for the aim of political union. Hence, in view of Germany′s traditional position in Europe, the progress EMU represents in terms of achieving European unity is a significant factor that led to the unequivocal attitude of the Kohl government favour of EMU. The absolute necessity for Germany to advance the integration process was emphasised by German unification and the resulting political impossibility to refuse EMU as international support for a unified Germany was tied to stronger European integration. In addition, the common currency has benefits for Germany′s foreign trade reliant economy which seem to outweigh the economic doubts. Nevertheless, these concerns did play a role in defining political approaches and have influenced both the opposition′s stance and government policy towards EMU. The government aimed to ensure the Euro′s long term stability by insisting on the Maastricht criteria and the stability pact. The uncompromising approach in this area, which is one of the first occasions for Germany to staunchly defend its national interest in terms of the EU′s internal structures against a majority of member states, was necessary to secure political and public consent within Germany, but was met with dismay in other countries. While there was li

Download or read book Two Views of German Unification written by Hans Tietmeyer and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The German Currency Union of 1990 written by Stephen F. Frowen and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-05-13 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book assesses the most exciting experiment in modern economic history - the German currency union of 1990 - on three levels. Firstly the international consequences are analysed utilising different paradigms of monetary theory. These controversial results lead to a closer look at the relationship between monetary policy and production in Germany, and thirdly, the book concludes with a reconsideration of the old economic question, whether money matters, applied to the German case.

Download or read book Germany and the Politics of Europe s Money written by Karl Kaltenthaler and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As countries in the European Union struggle to comply with the Maastricht Treaty, the question of monetary integration is at the forefront of European politics. This book explores how and why Germany--whose economic power makes it a pivotal player--has developed inconsistent policies toward European monetary institutions and how these institutions affect domestic politics and state policies toward the institutions.

Download or read book Deutsche Mark Politics written by Peter H. Loedel and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loedel (political science, West Chester U., Pennsylvania) examines why Germany was prepared to sacrifice the deutsche mark for European Monetary Union (EMU), providing in the process an account of the forces that exert pressure on the deutsche mark. Analyzed in depth is the institutional relationship between the Bundesbank and the federal government and Germany's bargaining strategies toward European and global monetary-governance structures. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book German Unification written by Joseph E. Gagnon and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book European Monetary Upheavals written by David P. Cobham and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Monetary System was thrown into disarray by the speculative crises from September 1992 to August 1993. The consequent widening of the permitted bands of fluctuation from 2.25% to 15% has added to the uncertainty in the European economic environment and cast doubt on the strategy for monetary unification set out in the Maastricht Treaty.

Download or read book Destabilizing the Global Monetary System Germany s Adoption of the Gold Standard in the Early 1870s written by Mr.Johannes Wiegand and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1871-73, newly unified Germany adopted the gold standard, replacing the silver-based currencies that had been prevalent in most German states until then. The reform sparked a series of steps in other countries that ultimately ended global bimetallism, i.e., a near-universal fixed exchange rate system in which (mostly) France stabilized the exchange value between gold and silver currencies. As a result, silver currencies depreciated sharply, and severe deflation ensued in the gold block. Why did Germany switch to gold and set the train of destructive events in motion? Both a review of the contemporaneous debate and statistical evidence suggest that it acted preemptively: the Australian and Californian gold discoveries of around 1850 had greatly increased the global supply of gold. By the mid-1860s, gold threatened to crowd out silver money in France, which would have severed the link between gold and silver currencies. Without reform, Germany would thus have risked exclusion from the fixed exchange rate system that tied together the major industrial economies. Reform required French accommodation, however. Victory in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870/71 allowed Germany to force accommodation, but only until France settled the war indemnity and regained sovereignty in late 1873. In this situation, switching to gold was superior to adopting bimetallism, as it prevented France from derailing Germany’s reform ex-post.

Download or read book The Political Economy of Monetary Union written by Francesco Giordano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book places the whole issue of monetary union in its wider political economic context. The authors discuss: * the effect of EMU on fiscal and monetary policies * Central bank independence * the impact of EMU on unemployment * ERM II * international perspectives. Drawing on their experience in the European financial markets, the authors use a non-technical approach to discuss these issues - both in a general european sense and more specifically, Germany, the UK and Italy.

Download or read book The Road to European Monetary Union written by André Szász and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-03-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the political background and describes the decision-making leading to European Monetary Union, as seen by a former central banker who participated in the process during more than two decades. Political rather than economic considerations were decisive in establishing EMU. French-German relations in particular form a thread that runs through the book, notably French efforts to replace German monetary domination by a form of decision-making France can influence. Thus, the issues involved are issues of power, though often presented in technical terms of economics.

Download or read book European Monetary Integration written by Paul J.J. Welfens and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EC monetary integration was reinforced in the 1980s when macroeconomic convergence and a dominant role of the German Bundesbank created the basis for relatively stable exchange rates and increasing EC trade volumes. Reduced capital controls and rising capital mobility as well as German unification caused shifts and shocks which undermined EMS stability in a critical period - the transition to EMU in accord with the Maastricht Treaty which called for further increasing monetary integration. The analysis focuses on these issues, the EMS crisis of 1992/93, the topic of optimum currency areas and the problem of fiscal policies/regional stabilization in Europe, the US and Canada. This book gives an assessment of the EMS developments and shows how financial market liberalization as well as the EC 1992 project affect the process of economic and monetary union.

Download or read book Deutsche Mark Politics written by Peter Henning Loedel and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is Germany prepared to sacrifice the deutsche mark for European Monetary Union? Peter Loedel's novel analysis, incorporating domestic, European, and global aspects of German monetary policy, suggests that the institutional relationship between the Bundesbank and the federal government, together with Germany's bargaining strategies toward European and global monetary-governance structures, can provide the answer to the deutsche mark puzzle. Examining the record from 1985 through May 1998, Loedel challenges common conceptions of the Bundesbank's independence. He also explores the ability of external structures to affect German monetary decisions. His presentation of political and economic forces offers fresh insight into the factors shaping German monetary politics and the future of EMU.

Download or read book Economic Aspects of German Unification written by Paul J.J. Welfens and published by Springer. This book was released on 1996 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul J. J. Welfens The editor is pleased to present a second edition of Economic Aspects of German Unification which includes new chapters and several postscripts. Almost five years after unification output in the ex-GDR is back to its 1989 level. Due to a massive intra-German resource transfer consumption per capita in eastern Germany has not fallen as much as output and employment which reduced by one-fifth within three years. Given high West German transfers which represented about 5% of West German GDP and more than 50% of East German GDP the fall of industrial output could have been much stronger than had politically been feasible. Hence structural change necessary for productivity growth was dramatic in the ex-GDR where the goods producing sector (manufacturing, mining, energy and construction) strongly changed its proportions; within four years construction almost doubled, and the share of investment goods production reduced by 10 percentage points between 1990 and 1994 and is· now down to 21. 1 %. Mining lost two-thirds of its share in the producing sector which itself was reduced relative to GDP. The share of the services industry increased by 5 percentage points between 1991 and 1994, but with a share of 27. 7% in East Germany's GDP it was still about 9 percentage points lower than in western Germany. By contrast, government accounted for 20. 9% of GDP in eastern Germany, but for only 13. 2% in western Germany.

Download or read book Economic Implications of German Unification for the Federal Republic and the Rest of the World written by Mr.Paul R. Masson and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1990-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic effects of German unification are first discussed in the context of a global saving/investment model. Next, simulations of MULTIMOD are presented, suggesting for the FRG an initial increase in long-term real interest rates equal to 3/4 of a percentage point, increased output, a temporary half-point rise in inflation, a modest real appreciation of the deutsche mark, and a reduction of the (combined GDR and FRG) current account surplus equal to 2 percent of GNP. Effects on the rest of the world seem to be relatively small. Different policies are examined within the EMS, and other simulation studies are surveyed.

Download or read book European Monetary Integration written by Eric J. Pentecost and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine chapters, presented by Pentecost (economics, Longborough U., UK) and van Poeck (economics, U. of Antwerp, Belgium), comprise the academic lectures given to students at the three-year EU-funded "Intensive Programme on European Monetary Union." The lectures include discussions of the historical background to union, the implications of German monetary unification, the theory of monetary union, monetary policy, fiscal policy, the relation of union to European unemployment, and exchange rate strategies of new EU entrants. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR