The Travails of the Eurozone

1. Introduction
David Cobham

2. Understanding the Link between Money Growth and Inflation in the Euro Area
Katrin Assenmacher-Wesche, Stefan Gerlach

3. Monetary Policy Shifts and Inflation Dynamics
Paolo Surico

4. Is European Monetary Policy Appropriate for the EMU Member Countries? A Counterfactual Analysis
Bernd Hayo

5. Fiscal Policy, Labour Markets and the Difficulties of Inter-Country Adjustment within EMU
Christopher Allsopp, David Vines

6. The Economic Importance of Fiscal Rules
Michael J. Artis, Luca Onorante

7. Has EMU Had Any Impact on the Degree of Wage Restraint?
Adam S. Posen, Daniel Popov Gould

8. Structural Reforms and European Monetary Union: What Can a Panel Analysis for the World versus OECD Countries Tell Us?
Ansgar Belke, Bernhard Herz, Lukas Vogel

9. The Euro and Financial Integration
Philip R. Lane, Sébastien Wälti

10. The Impact of the Euro Changeover on Inflation: Evidence from the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
Marco G. Ercolani, Jayasri Dutta

11. Issues and Problems Related to Eurozone Entry of the New Accession Countries: An Analytical Review
Miroslav Beblavý

12. A Portfolio-Based Analysis of Movements in the Euro-Dollar Rate
Ali Al-Eyd, Ray Barrell, Dawn Holland

Keywords: Economics, International Economics, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics