A special issue of International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance

The objective of this special issue is to collect a number of papers that investigate the pre- and post-crisis economic conditions of Euro member countries, and to explore whether the Euro area is an optimum currency area. If it is not, what went wrong, what factors contributed to this, and what is the future of the Euro?

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

Convergence
Fiscal policies
Shocks and business cycles
Transmission mechanisms in monetary policy
Role of Euro exchange rates
Regional asymmetries
Labour markets
Productivity differences
The banking sector
Asset pricing and crisis
Regulatory issues
Macroeconomic costs and benefits of joining the Euro: pre- and post-crisis evidence
EU enlargement
Immigration issues

Important Dates
Deadline for submission: 15 October, 2011
Deadline for final submission after (any) corrections: 20 December, 2011