Essays about: "Intra-EU current account imbalances"

Found 2 essays containing the words Intra-EU current account imbalances.

1. 1. Current account imbalances in the European Union - Can convergence and competitiveness explain the intra-EU current account imbalances

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Simon Ljungqvist; Johan Eberhard; [2015]
   Keywords : Intra-EU current account imbalances; convergence; competitiveness; EMU; financial crisis; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The current account within the EU has been balanced on an aggregate level; nevertheless divergences among the members have increased since the introduction of the common currency. This thesis aims to explain the intra-EU current account imbalances (in the period 1993-2013) through the convergence and competitiveness hypothesis. READ MORE

3. 2. Current Account Imbalances in the Eurozone: Is Institutional Heterogeneity to Blame?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Benjamin Läpple; [2015]
   Keywords : current account; institutional quality; structural reforms; Euro area; Panel Data; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Can differences in institutional quality explain current account imbalances in the Euro area? This paper emphasizes a link between current accounts and institutional quality based on a country study for Greece. Subsequently it tests the relationship for a homogeneous sample of 24 European countries over the period 1990 through 2013. READ MORE