Grande Mauro (Hrsg.): Elements of the Euro Area

First published in 2005, this volume considers that, as time elapses since the introduction of the Euro, it is legitimate to start asking what impact the new currency and the single monetary policy have had on European integration and provides the most comprehensive review of financial integration in the euro area.'...the most comprehensive source of knowledge and reference about the way the financial structures of the Euro Area are changing due to the introduction of the euro...A must for both researchers and practitioners interested in the Euro Area.' Guillermo de la Dehesa, Chairman, Centre for Economic Policy Research, UK and Independent Director and Member of the Executive Board, Santander Banking Group '...an excellent book. I recommend it to all those who need to understand the current status of the Euro area's financial system...a first rate account of the ways in which the introduction of the Euro has changed financial institutions, markets and the whole financial structure.' Professor Franklin Allen, Nippon Life Professor, University of Pennsylvania, USA