Business cycle synchronisation and economic integration : new evidence from the EU /

This book offers the reader a state-of-the-art overview on theory and empirics of business cycle synchronisation, structural reform and economic integration. Focusing on the ongoing integration process in the euro area and the EU, it analyses the economic integration that has taken place since the 1...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Kappler, Marcus; Sachs, Andreas
Published: Physica-Verlag,
Publisher Address: Heidelberg ; New York :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: ZEW economic studies, v.45
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2855-9
Summary: This book offers the reader a state-of-the-art overview on theory and empirics of business cycle synchronisation, structural reform and economic integration. Focusing on the ongoing integration process in the euro area and the EU, it analyses the economic integration that has taken place since the 1980s and which is marked by the advent of the euro and the substantial enlargement that resulted from the accession of 12 new Member States in Eastern and Southern Europe.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (vi, 193 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9783790828559 (electronic bk.)
3790828556 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: HC241
CLC: F150.0
Contents: Introduction /
Literature Review /
Descriptive Analysis /
Determinants of Business Cycle Synchronisation /
Shock Propagation Mechanisms and Business Cycle Convergence /
Summary and Policy Implications /
Appendix /