Politická ekonomie 2005, 53(5):687-701 | DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.531

Evropská měnová unie z post-keynesovské perspektivy

Jan Zápal
Fakulta sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy, Praha.

European monetary union from post keynesian perspective

Paper deals with the European Monetary Union from perspective of Post Keynesian school of economic thought. It discusses separately arguments often proposed by mainstream economists. After the brief introduction, which highlights main differences between mainstream and Post Keynesian economic theory, work deals in sequence with trade argument often found in discussion about monetary unification, monetary issues mainly with the role of European Central Bank and lastly, work appraises European Monetary Union from international monetary arrangement perspective proposed by Post Keynesian economists. Based on this evaluation, work concludes stating that Post Keynesian economists are more likely not to be overenthusiastic with European monetary unification.

Keywords: European monetary union, European Central Bank, Post Keynesian economics, international monetary arrangement, Thirlwall?s law
JEL classification: B22, E12, F15, F33

Published: October 1, 2005  Show citation

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