Business Cycle Synchronisation and Economic Integration : New Evidence from the EU

Andreas Sachs

ISBN 10: 3790828548 / ISBN 13: 9783790828542

Published by Physica-Verlag HD, 2012

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Business Cycle Synchronisation and Economic Integration : New Evidence from the EU
• Publisher: Physica-Verlag HD
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3790828548
• ISBN 13: 9783790828542
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 160H x 16D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 471 grams

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Synopsis

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 integration process 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 East and Southern Europe.

About the Author

Dr. Marcus Kappler is deputy head of the research group “Growth and Business Cycles” at the Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim, Germany. He conducts research on international business cycle linkages, European economic integration, and the determinants of potential output.

Andreas Sachs is member of the research group "Growth and Business Cycles" at the Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim, Germany. His research focuses on the analysis of causes of unemployment with special emphasis on the role of institutional rigidities.