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Based upon a large scale research project, this book examines alternative types of exchange rate policies being pursued and the changing nature of exchange rate policy during the transition process in four countries, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic. It brings together a series of contributions by experts froom each country and draws out some common themes and over arching policy implications for the operation of exchange rate policy in the transition process.

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Author:   Christos Papazoglou ,  E. Pentecost
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.818kg
ISBN:  

9780333794579

ISBN 10:   0333794575
Pages:   201
Publication Date:   16 May 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Issues, Structure and Policy Recommendations PART I: THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Output Dynamics in Transition Economies Under Alternative Exchange Rate Regimes Currency Options and Trade Smoothing Under an Exchange Rate Regime Shift PART II: COMPARATIVE STUDIES Exchange Rate Policy and Output Growth in Transition Economies: The Experience of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia The Real Exchange Rate and the Output Response in Four Transition Economies: A Panel Data Study The Exchange Rate, Prices and The Supply Response Under Transition: A Simulation Study PART III: COUNTRY STUDIES Price and Output Dynamics Under a Currency Board: The Case of Bulgaria Exchange Rates and the Supply Response in the Czech Republic: Is PPP a Relevant Rule for Assessing the Equilibrium? Exchange Rate and the Price Response in the Czech Republic Economic Performance in Poland Under Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rate Regimes Supply and Price Effects of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Poland Under Transition: An Econometric Analysis The Determination of the Real Exchange Rate and its Effects on Output and Prices in Slovenia

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CHRISTOS PAPAZOGLOU is Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Crete and economist at the Bank of Greece, Economic Research Department. His research interests focus on the field of international macroeconomics and he has published in various economic journals and collective volumes - ERIC J. PENTECOST is Reader in Economics at Loughborough University, and Director of the Centre for International and Financial Economics Research (CIFER). He has published widely in the field of open economy macroeconomics and has held visiting positions at Vanderbilt University, University of Antwerp and the Mohyla Academy, Kiev.

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