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Business Cycle Synchronisation and Economic Integration

New Evidence from the EU

Part of the book series: ZEW Economic Studies (ZEW, volume 45)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Introduction

    • Marcus Kappler, Andreas Sachs
    Pages 1-4
  3. Literature Review

    • Marcus Kappler, Andreas Sachs, Bas van Aarle, Jonas Keil, Atilim Seymen, Klaus Weyerstrass
    Pages 5-31
  4. Descriptive Analysis

    • Marcus Kappler, Andreas Sachs, Bas van Aarle, Atilim Seymen, Klaus Weyerstrass
    Pages 33-92
  5. Determinants of Business Cycle Synchronisation

    • Marcus Kappler, Andreas Sachs, Jonas Keil, Andreas Sachs
    Pages 93-145
  6. Shock Propagation Mechanisms and Business Cycle Convergence

    • Marcus Kappler, Andreas Sachs, Atilim Seymen
    Pages 147-170
  7. Summary and Policy Implications

    • Marcus Kappler, Andreas Sachs
    Pages 171-173
  8. Appendix

    • Marcus Kappler, Andreas Sachs
    Pages 175-182
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 183-193

About this book

This book offers the reader a state-of-the-art overview on theory and empirics of business cycle synchronisation, structural reform and economic integration. Focusing on the ongoing integration process in the euro area and the EU, it analyses the integration process that has taken place since the 1980s and which is marked by the advent of the euro and the substantial enlargement that resulted from the accession of 12 new Member States in East and Southern Europe.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH (ZEW), Growth and Business Cycles, Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, Germany

    Marcus Kappler

  • Wirtschaftsforschungs GmbH (ZEW), Growth and Business Cycles, Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, Germany

    Andreas Sachs

About the editors

Dr. Marcus Kappler is deputy head of the research group “Growth and Business Cycles” at the Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim, Germany. He conducts research on international business cycle linkages, European economic integration, and the determinants of potential output.

Andreas Sachs is member of the research group "Growth and Business Cycles" at the Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim, Germany. His research focuses on the analysis of causes of unemployment with special emphasis on the role of institutional rigidities.

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