Economics of Monetary Union

By Paul De Grauwe

Book Overview

Economics of Monetary Union enables students to gain a firm understanding of the theories and policies relating to monetary unions. The author analyses the costs and benefits associated with having one currency, as well as the practical workings and current issues involved with the Euro. Recent global events are addressed in this new edition and coverage of the credit crisis and its implications for the Eurozone has been added. Other changes include further discussion of the world's other monetary unions and more analysis of the increasing role of the Euro as an international currency. The regularity with which this text is updated (every two years) ensures that it is topical and current which is of great importance to those studying the Economics of Monetary Unions. Online Resource Center For lecturers: Instructor manual PowerPoint slides For students: Data (new) Questions (new) Links to articles and papers (new)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199563233
• ISBN13: 9780199563234
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.6" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Useful

I'm an undergraduate student in Finance and Economics. I picked up this book for a term paper for my Public Economics class. If there's one thing to say about De Grauwe's book is that it seemed very useful, down to earth, in contrast to other economics books I've read. The concepts covered in the book were explained very clearly, and for someone interested in the area, the theories seemed ready for use for application in understanding the important issues of monetary integration.Whether there are flaws in the theory are--honestly--beyond my grasp; I'd have to read more. The book seems written and revised fairly enough and hasn't received negative comments from the faculty at my university. If someone else has a contrary opinion, I'm sure it'd help for people to hear.Check the sample pages if you want to see if this book would be good for you.