The Perspectives of EU Accession of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)

Agenda: 1) The situation in the 1990s; 2) The Copenhagen criteria for accession to the EU; 3) The economic development of Macedonia; 4) A present conclusion about the possibility of accession; 5) Strategies and development perspectives

The Euro – A German Perspective

The Euro has been a hotly debated issue in Germany. Still 20 years after the introduction of the Euro there exist many opponents in Germany. Are their arguments correct? Has Germany benefitted from the Euro or is Germany suffering from the Euro? The article discusses these questions by looking back on the theoretical foundations for a single currency. Following this analysis, the macroeconomic performance of the Eurozone and especially of Germany is presented. Macroeconomic calculations show that Germany seems to be the biggest winner of the introduction of the Euro. The article presents some explanations for this result and makes a short-term and long-term appraisal about winners and losers and potential problems in the future. Different scenarios will be outlined for overcoming the problems with the Euro and lessons for the future will be drawn.JEL Codes - E52; F32; F3

Economic problems and consequences of German Unification for the Western part of Germany

SIGLEAvailable from Bibliothek des Instituts fuer Weltwirtschaft, ZBW, Duesternbrook Weg 120, D-24105 Kiel W 158 (N.F.34) / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekDEGerman

The second economy in the GDR: pragmatism is gaining ground

SIGLEAvailable from Bibliothek des Instituts fuer Weltwirtschaft, ZBW, Duesternbrook Weg 120, D-24105 Kiel C 145635 / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekDEGerman

Private agriculture in the GDR: limitations of orthodox socialist agricultural policy

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Implementation and effects of the German Monetary Union

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Gorbachev's reform of the Soviet economy

SIGLEAvailable from Bibliothek des Instituts fuer Weltwirtschaft, ZBW, Duesternbrook Weg 120, D-24105 Kiel C 158147 / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekDEGerman