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| IA Forum discusses central bank issues and the economic recovery with Dr. Laurence J. Kotlikoff. (07/28/2011) |
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| IA Forum discusses policies of the Fed and ECB as they look to address complexities of economic recovery with Dr. Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute of International Economics. (07/28/2011) |
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| Dr. Viral V. Acharya (New York Univ.) discusses monetary policies of the ECB and Fed toward addressing the financial crisis and economic recovery. (07/06/2011) |
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| View from Bulgaria: A Brief Look at Preparing for EU Accession and the Euro |
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| Overview of Bulgaria and its preparation for accession into the EU and adoption of the Euro. By Desislava S. Chausheva. (IA-Forum, 7/26/2004) |
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| EDITORIALS |
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| Author argues that the US should look at Europe to avoid an economic disaster. By Andy Langenkamp. (02/25/2011) |
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| The pain that Europe, especially its poor and young, is suffering as a result of its leaders’ willful ignorance of the lessons of the past is entirely unnecessary. By Joseph E. Stiglitz (Project Syndicate, 05/07/2012) |
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| Article looks at the significance of the proposed takeover of ABN AMRO and the effects it will have on European banking and whether it will lead to a long overdue integrated pan-European banking sector in the long run. (The Economist, 04/26/07) |
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| Article compares France's current economic malaise to that of 1970s Britain, where an outdated system was entrenched due to special interests. Author points out that, just as Britain did in the 1980s, France is capable of reversing its economic decline. (The Economist, $, 10/26/06) |
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| "What if a government decided to leave the European Monetary Union and abandon the Euro? A realistic question, and yet nobody dares to ask." Article analyzes what would happen if Italy were to consider leaving the Eurozone and what political and economic forces prevent it from doing so. By John Kay (09/12/06) |
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| Author looks at the importance Hedge Funds have in the global marketplace and through what mechanisms they influence the international financial system. Several reasons why political backlashes against these Funds occur are also mentioned. By Adam Lerrick (AEI, 05/16/06) |
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| Germans have a more tepid reaction to proposed labor market reforms. By Markus Dettmer and Stefan Simons. (Der Spiegel, 3/28/06) |
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| Richard C. Longworth reflects on the significance of the recent visit of US President George W. Bush to Europe and argues that the EU must now take on the leadership role in the transatlantic partnership in order to make progress on the major civilisational problems of the day. (2/24/2005, Challenge Europe Online Journal) |
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| This paper examines the impact of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on the fiscal performance of EU member states. By Marius R. Busemeyer (7/6/2004, EIoP) |
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| Discusses the challenges ahead for the new European Commission President. (International Herald Tribune, 5/24/2004) |
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| The paper discusses the framework of ERM2 (the exchange rate mechanism of EMU, the Economic and Monetary Union) and its suitability for accession countries / advanced transition economies. By Attila Fölsz (3/31/2003) |
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| Working paper that analyses the monetary integration strategy and convergence experience of member states, in particular that of Greece, in the 1990s which led to the adoption of the euro. By Theodoros S. Papaspyrou. (3/1/2004) |
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| European labor unions are looking more and more like political organizations as interested in "changing society" as they are in negotiating good wages. By Anthony de Jasay. (Library of Economics and Liberty, 2/14/2004) |
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| France's ban on religious symbols in public schools could end up encourageing the Islamic radicalism the law is intended to stave off. (CNN, 2/10/2004) |
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| Offers insight on the determinants of social capital in Greece, compared to the European Union (EU). By Asimina Christoforou. (London School of Economics) |
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| Study looks at the fundamentals of the transatlantic community and argues that the Europe and America can't afford a break in the alliance due to the intense transatlantic integration. By Joseph P. Quinlan. (Center for Transatlantic Relations, SAIS, 3/20/2003) |
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| Discusses EU enlargement and issues that must be resolved for success. By Costas Simitis. (European Institute, 1/1/2003) |
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| This article tries to point out some concrete areas of diversity of interest in the international consequences of the introduction of the Euro and analyzes the costs and gains from cooperation in different ways of dealing with these conflicts. By Norbert Weinrichter (7/17/2000, EIoP) |
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| Discusses Greece's crucial position in the Balkans. By Kostas Karamanlis. (Washington Quarterly, 3/1/2000) |
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| The battle for the common currency may be remembered as one of the more useless in Europe's history. By Rudiger Dornbusch. (Foreign Affairs, 9/1/1996, $) |
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