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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464070703321

Autore

Čihák Martin

Titolo

Five years after [[electronic resource] ] : European Union membership and macro-financial stability in the mew member states / / prepared by Martin Čihák and Wim Fonteyne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, 2009

ISBN

1-4623-5779-2

1-4527-6823-4

9786612842894

1-282-84289-7

1-4518-7215-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (69 p.)

Collana

IMF working paper ; ; WP/09/68

Altri autori (Persone)

FonteyneWim

Soggetti

Finance - European Union countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Macro-Financial Performance and Vulnerabilities; A. Economic and Financial Integration; B. Rapid Economic Growth; C. Exchange Rates and Prices; D. Risks and Vulnerabilities; III. Impact of EU Membership: Preliminary Evidence; A. EU Membership and Economic Growth; Boxes; 1. Estimating the Impact of EU Membership on Output Growth; B. EU Membership and Macroeconomic Stability; 2. Euro Area Accession: Experiences of Slovenia and Slovakia; C. EU Membership and Structural Policies; D. EU Membership, Financial Integration, and Financial Stability

3. Quality of Regulatory and Supervisory Frameworks in NMSE. EU Membership and Macroeconomic Crisis Management; IV. Conclusions; 4. EU and Balance of Payments Support to Hungary and Latvia; Tables; 1. Macroeconomic Performance in the NMS and Other Emerging Market Economies; 2. Explaining Spreads on Sovereign Bonds; 3. Explaining Inflation Performance; 4. Explaining Fiscal Performance; 5. Explaining Structural Reforms; 6. Lisbon Scorecards; 7. Prudential Supervision in NMS and Other Countries; 8. Financial Soundness Indicators in NMS and



Other Countries; Figures

1. Growth Performance in the NMS and Other Economies 2. Financial Market Vulnerability Indicators in the NMS, 2006-08; 3. Performance vis-à-vis Maastricht Criteria, 2004-08; 4. NMS: Export Share in the World Market, 2000-07; 5. Emerging Europe: Market Indicators in the Crisis; Appendixes; I. Analyzing the 'Halo Effect' in NMS Countries; II. Crisis Response Measures in Selected NMS Countries; III. The De Larosière Proposals-What is at Stake for the NMS?; References

Sommario/riassunto

The proximity of the European Union, the prospect of membership, and actual entry by the New Member States (NMS) increased economic and financial integration in the region, leading to fast economic growth based on sizable capital inflows. EU membership helped in developing sound macroeconomic and financial stability frameworks in the NMS. However, these frameworks remain work in progress and as such could not safeguard against private sector exuberance or risky policies, especially in the face of an unprecedented global financial crisis. Hence, more prudent policies and further strengthening