Essays about: "Economic and Monetary Union EMU"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Economic and Monetary Union EMU.

1. 1. Is the European Union growing closer or apart? : A quantitative study examining the EU and its growth characteristics

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Rosenkvist; Victor Johandahl; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, a public debate both whether membership in the European Union and the implementation of the euro, by joining the European Monetary Union provide economic benefits, is heating up and is a popular topic within the political scene. This has resulted in member states starting to doubt if it makes fiscal sense to stay in the union. READ MORE

3. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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

6. 5. The Cost and Benefits of a Swedish EMU Membership : An analysis of the consequences for Sweden to had opted out of the European Monetary Union

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Rafael Foscarini; [2018]
   Keywords : Sweden; Finland; EMU; Monetary Policy; OCA;

   Abstract : The 2008/2009 world financial crisis, as well as the 2010 onwards European sovereign debt crisis, retriggered the debate on costs and benefits of a European Monetary Union membership. This thesis examines whether Sweden experienced net costs or benefits in opting out the EMU, especially in comparison to Finland due to the close link between both economies, as well as cultural and geographical similarities. READ MORE