German Monetary Union, the Bundesbank and the EMS collapse

The recent collapse of the European Monetary System (EMS) is a setback in the move towards European economic and monetary union (EMU). Two major causes have been identified for one crisis in the EMS in September 1992 and its subsequent collapse on 2 August 1993: German reunification and the effects...

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Main Author: C. HEFEKER C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2013-10-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/10533
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description The recent collapse of the European Monetary System (EMS) is a setback in the move towards European economic and monetary union (EMU). Two major causes have been identified for one crisis in the EMS in September 1992 and its subsequent collapse on 2 August 1993: German reunification and the effects of the Maastricht Treaty. The active role of the German Bundesbank in the collapse of the EMS is examined.   JEL Codes: F02, E50
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spelling doaj.art-e1f9be381df048cb843a2895c984b6a22023-02-03T16:46:29ZengAssociazione Economia civilePSL Quarterly Review2037-36352037-36432013-10-014719110.13133/2037-3643/10533German Monetary Union, the Bundesbank and the EMS collapseC. HEFEKER C.The recent collapse of the European Monetary System (EMS) is a setback in the move towards European economic and monetary union (EMU). Two major causes have been identified for one crisis in the EMS in September 1992 and its subsequent collapse on 2 August 1993: German reunification and the effects of the Maastricht Treaty. The active role of the German Bundesbank in the collapse of the EMS is examined.   JEL Codes: F02, E50 https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/10533EMSEMUGerman reunificationBundesbank
spellingShingle C. HEFEKER C.
German Monetary Union, the Bundesbank and the EMS collapse
PSL Quarterly Review
EMS
EMU
German reunification
Bundesbank
title German Monetary Union, the Bundesbank and the EMS collapse
title_full German Monetary Union, the Bundesbank and the EMS collapse
title_fullStr German Monetary Union, the Bundesbank and the EMS collapse
title_full_unstemmed German Monetary Union, the Bundesbank and the EMS collapse
title_short German Monetary Union, the Bundesbank and the EMS collapse
title_sort german monetary union the bundesbank and the ems collapse
topic EMS
EMU
German reunification
Bundesbank
url https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/10533
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