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1. 1. Current Account Imbalances in the European Monetary Union

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Philipp Bergner; [2017]
   Keywords : Current Account; Currency Union; European Monetary Union; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper investigates empirical determinants of current account positions worldwide with a focus on the countries that started out as the European Monetary Union (including Greece that joined in 2001). Specifically, it addresses the question whether current accounts inside the Eurozone have reacted more sensitively to changes in macroeconomic fundamentals due to the facilitation of inter-country financial flows and the abolishment of foreign currency risk. READ MORE

3. 2. Income Inequality and Natural Resources

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Philipp Bergner; [2016]
   Keywords : Inequality; institutional quality; point resources; resource curse; SWIID; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The observation that countries highly endowed with natural resources often struggle with undesirable economic (e.g. low growth) and social problems has produced a large body of literature on the so-called resource curse over the last decades. READ MORE