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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kappler, Marcus (Editor), Sachs, Andreas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint: Physica, 2013.
• Series: ZEW Economic Studies, 45
• Subjects: Macroeconomics.; European Economic Community literature.; Economic policy.; Economics.; European Integration.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; Economic Policy.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Literature Review
• 3 Descriptive Analysis
• 4 Determinants of Business Cycle Synchronistion
• 5 Shock Propagation  Mechanisms and Business Cycle Convergence
• 6 Summary and Policy Implications
• 7 Appendix
• References.