Description

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A critical appraisal of economic thinking in relation to regional trade agreements and monetary integration
Addresses issues of a liquidity trap, deflation, the twin deficit issue, together with the interconnection between exchange rates and current account balances
Explores economic developments across Europe in relation to its apparent segmentation as disparities widen between core and periphery countries

About the Author

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Mark Baimbridge is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Bradford, UK. His main research area is the economics of European integration.Ioannis Litsios is Lecturer in Economics at the University of Bradford, UK. His teaching and research interests focus on Dynamic Macroeconomics and International Finance. Karen Jackson is Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Bradford, UK. Her teaching and research interests focus on microeconomics with a focus on international trade. Uih Ran Lee is Lecturer in Economics at the University of Bradford, UK. Her research interests lie in International Economics, Conflict Economics and Applied Econometrics.