eurocrisis 2013 (6)

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is a strong currency a good thing (econhelp)

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econhelp euro crisis tagged articles

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mario draghi (ft person of the year 2012)

eurozone 2013 (2)

eu background

eu 1952-2007

the next 8

eurozone background

history of eu to eurozone

where do the coins come from?

euro run game

Basic Euro History

1991-1993: Maastricht Treaty – pathway for Euro and Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)

1999: Euro starts life as a currency

1999-2001: Original members of system lock their currencies for two years

2002: Notes and coins come into circulation

2007: Slovenia becomes first of the new member states to enter the currency union

2008-09: Three new nations – Slovakia, Cyprus and Malta – the Euro Area extends to 16 nations

2011; estonia joins 17 nations in Eurozone

Euro essentials

• Monetary union is a deepening of economic integration between participating countries
• A single currency requires a common interest rate for the Euro Zone – i.e. a common monetary policy
• Countries have locked their currencies together forever and adopted one currency as a medium of exchange
• Euro as a currency floats against US dollar and sterling
• Member nations are also required (in principle) to keep control of government borrowing i.e. They are not allowed to run large budget deficits > 3% of their GDP (in normal times)

role of the european central bank



euro zone statistics

optimal currency area? (bbc data sets 2012)

eurozone 2013 (1)

euro crisis newsnight 11 nov 2011

short term euro fix 11 nov 2011

euro crisis (guardian podcast nov 2011)

1930s compared to today (newsnight nov 2011 9 mins)

exchange rates 2013

xr forecast 2013

1930 gold standard compared to euro newsnight 11 nov 2011

xr handbook + t2u fix v floatxr regimes pdf

Gold Standards During 20th Centrury