The Euro, Inflation and Consumer’s Perceptions Lessons from Italy /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Giovane, Paolo Del (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Sabbatini, Roberto (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Θέματα: Macroeconomics.; European Economic Community literature.; Economics.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; European Integration.

On 1 January 2002, euro banknotes and coins were introduced in twelve EU Member States. Three more countries joined in the following years, and over 300 million people now use the euro in their daily transactions. The currency changeover was a technical success. From the very start, however, the vas...

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