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"Potential new entrants to the European Union and Eastern European countries face many challenges to achieve financial convergence with the existing EU nations. Using detailed case studies from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and analysis of cross country data from these regions, ""Financial and Monetary Integration in the New Europe"" looks at the key issues for applicant countries as they negotiate the terms of their membership in the European Union. Of major concern to these countries is the financial sector and its implications for economic growth and the conduct of macroeconomic policy. The book examines, in particular, monetary and exchange rate policies, banking regulation and financial market efficiency. The overall impact of building a market driven financial system on economic development is also explored. This volume illustrates that overall, transition countries have made great strides in transformation to market economies and that most have experienced significant economic growth. However, there is still some institution building to be completed and outstanding policy issues to be resolved. ""Financial and Monetary Integration in the New Europe"" should be of interest to EU and CEE policymakers and should prove useful reading to those concerned with EU expansion and CEE economic development."

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Author:   David G. Dickinson ,  Andrew W. Mullineux ,  A. W. Mullineux ,  A. W. Mullineux
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.866kg
ISBN:  

9781840642469

ISBN 10:   1840642467
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   26 February 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface and acknowledgements 1 Financial integration between the EU and the economies of Central and Eastern Europe: an overview David G. Dickinson and Andrew W. Mullineux PART I MONETARY AND EXCHANGE RATE POLICY 2 Monetary policy and economic development in transitional economies Maxwell J. Fry 3 The Czech approach to inflation targeting Miroslav Hrncy'ry and Kateryina Sym'dkov 4 The link between FEER and fiscal policy in a transitional period: the case of the Czech economy Kateryina Sym'dkov 5 Interest rate policy and inflation behaviour in the Czech Republic: from exchange rate to inflation targeting Eric Girardin and Nicholas Horsewood 6 Latvia on the way to the European Union: economic policy convergence Inna Syteinbuka 7 Monetary policy prospects and Maastricht criteria in Lithuania before accession to the EU Salomeuja Jasinskaiteu, Dalia Vidickieneu and Rasa Melnikieneu 8 The currency board regime in Bulgaria and its sustainability Tatiana Houbenova 9 EMU convergence criteria and international flows of capital: the dilemmas for Polish macroeconomic policy Boguslaw Grabowski and Jerzy Pruski 10 The Asian financial crisis and lessons for CEE economies David G. Dickinson and Andrew W. Mullineux 11 Joining EMU as an irreversible investment David G. Dickinson and Jean-Baptiste Desquilbet PART II FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 12 Financial stability and economic development in transitional economies Maxwell J. Fry 13 Payment systems and economic development in transitional economies Maxwell J. Fry 14 Mobilization of savings in transition countries: the case of Lithuania Dalia Vidickieneu, Salomeuja Jasinskaiteu and Rasa Melnikieneu 15 The Polish banking sector and EU regulations Andrzej Raczko 16 Banking sector restructuring and debt consolidation in the Czech Republic Roman Matousyek 17 Market efficiency in transition economies: equity markets and EU accession Nicholas Horsewood and Douglas Sutherland 18 Risk and optimal interest margins: the case of commercial banks in Central Europe Daniel Goyeau, Alain Sauviat and Amine Tarazi 19 The impact of market structure and efficiency on bank profitability: an empirical analysis of banking industries in Central and Eastern Europe CZline Gondat-Larralde and Laetitia Lepetit 20 Convergence between the financial systems of EU member states and applicant transition economies Victor Murinde, Juda Agung and Andrew W. Mullineux Index

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Edited by David G. Dickinson, Director of Money, Banking and Finance and Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Andrew W. Mullineux,The Business School, University of Birmingham, UK

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