NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Europe and the Euro

Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi, editors

Conference held October 17-18, 2008
Forthcoming from University of Chicago Press

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ISBN: 978-0-226-01283-4


The following chapters are preliminary drafts unless otherwise noted. They have not yet been subjected to the formal review process of the NBER. This page will be updated as individual chapters are revised.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Alberto Alesina, Francesco Giavazzi (bibliographic info) (download)

1. The Euro and Structural Reforms: Alberto Alesina, Silvia Ardagna, Vincenzo Galasso
       Comment: Otmar Issing (bibliographic info) (download)

2. The Breakup of the Euro Area: Barry Eichengreen (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Martin Feldstein (bibliographic info) (download)

3. The Euro and Fiscal Policy: Antonio Fatás, Ilian Mihov (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Roberto Perotti (bibliographic info) (download)

4. The Estimated Effects of the Euro on Trade: Why Are They Below Historical Effects of Monetary Unions Among Smaller Countries?: Jeffrey Frankel (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Silvana Tenreyro (bibliographic info) (download) version of February 26, 2009

5. Re-Evaluating Swedish Membership in the EMU: Evidence from an Estimated Model: Ulf Söderström (bibliographic info) (download)

6. Euro Membership as a U.K. Monetary Policy Option: Results from a Structural Model: Riccardo DiCecio, Edward Nelson (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Carlo Favero (bibliographic info) (download)

7. The Euro and Firm Restructuring: Matteo Bugamelli, Fabiano Schivardi, Roberta Zizza (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Gianmarco Ottaviano (bibliographic info) (download)

8. A New Metric for Banking Integration in Europe: Reint Gropp, Anil K Kashyap (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Loretta Mester (bibliographic info) (download)

9. Why the European Securities Market Is Not Fully Integrated: Alberto Giovannini (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Richard Portes (bibliographic info) (download)

10. Business Cycles in the Euro Area: Domenico Giannone, Michele Lenza, Lucrezia Reichlin (bibliographic info) (download)

11. How Central Bankers See It: The First Decade of ECB Policy and Beyond: Stephen G. Cecchetti, Kermit L. Schoenholtz
       Comment: Pervenche Berès (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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