Essays about: "EMU"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 90 essays containing the word EMU.

  1. 16. Does lower exchange rate volatility influence economic growth? : A study about the relationship between exchange rate volatility and economic growth.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Martin Olofsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Exchange rate volatility. Economic growth;

    Abstract : Introduction – The introduction gives background to exchange rate volatility and the negative effects on economic growth that emerges when the exchange rate volatility is high.  Exchange rate volatility can affect economic growth in different ways such as establishing trade barriers or investment uncertainty. READ MORE

  3. 17. Government yield spread determinants in the eurozone and the effect of the European debt crisis

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Arian Kalantari; [2019]
    Keywords : Government bonds; yield spread; eurozone; European debt crisis; risk; Statsobligationer; räntor; spread; euroområdet; risk; skuldkrisen;

    Abstract : The inception of the economic and monetary union (EMU) in January 1999 created new conditions for government debt. By eliminating currency exchange rate risk between the member states, the hope was to achieve a more sustainable and integrated government debt market in the euro area. READ MORE

  4. 18. Euro Area Monetary Policy Effects on Member States' Business Cycles

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Edberg Thorén; Vicente Lima; [2018]
    Keywords : Currency Areas; ECB; EMU; Monetary Policy; OCA; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The paper attempts to explore the monetary policy strategy set by the European Central Bank, where one interest rate is set for all the countries in the Euro Area, denominated as the “one size fits all policy”, and the significance of its impact on the Economic Monetary Union countries business cycles between two periods that range from 1999 until 2017. The process englobes a discussion on how such policy is determined, the previous theory that regards the construction of a common currency area, a quick look of the structure of the ECB as an institution and the consequence of its monetary policy in Euro Area countries. READ MORE

  5. 19. Trade & Factor Mobility

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Dannerhäll; [2018]
    Keywords : Firm Heterogeneity; Panel Data; Trade; Labor Market Regulation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study considers the nexus between trade, productivity and misallocation. Drawing on the influential model by Melitz (2003) in which firm heterogeneity is exploited to derive aggregate productivity gains from trade liberalizations, the intermediating role of dismissal regulation in producing these gains are examined. READ MORE

  6. 20. EU Membership in Times of Economic Turmoil : To what degree did EU and EMU memberships protect trade during the financial crisis of 2008?

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Frida Lagringe; Iisa Östring; [2018]
    Keywords : International Trade; Financial Crisis; European Union; European Monetary Union; Gravity Model;

    Abstract : This thesis examines whether EU and EMU memberships appeared to protect the member countries’ trade, measured in exports, during the 2008 global financial crisis. The panel data analysis is based on a country sample of 40 OECD and EU countries during the period from 2000 to 2016. READ MORE