TY - BOOK AU - Grauwe, Paul de TI - Economics of monetary union SN - 978-0199563234 U1 - 332.494 DEG PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Monetary Economics KW - Monetary unions KW - Monetary policy KW - European Union countries N1 - Rs.895/- Gratis Received from Publisher; pt. 1. Costs and Benefits of Monetary Union -- 1. The Costs of a Common Currency -- 2. The Theory of Optimum Currency Areas: A Critique -- 3. The Benefits of a Common Currency -- 4. Costs and Benefits Compared -- 5. Monetary and Political Union -- pt. 2. Monetary Union -- 6. The Fragility of Incomplete Monetary Unions -- 7. The Transition to a Monetary Union -- 8. The European Central Bank -- 9. Monetary Policy in the Eurozone -- 10. Fiscal Policies in Monetary Unions -- 11. The Euro and Financial Markets N2 - 'Economics of Monetary Union' provides a concise analysis of the theories and policies relating to monetary union. 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 ER -