In this paper, the relationship between objective knowledge of EU and people’s attitudes towards the proposed European Monetary Union (EMU) is analysed. As a data base, survey data from Eurobarometer 39 (1993) has been employed. First it is displayed in a cross-country comparison, how the presented knowledge indicator varies between the original 12 EUmembers. Then the bivariate relationship of ...

implementation of monetary policies and adjustments in liquidity are the most important tools of the central bank of iran used in structural reforms in the banking industry. this policy influences the efficiency of the monetary policy through its impact on bank credit channels. in this study we used dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models as one of the most innovative approaches to moneta...

When funds are limited, librarians and curators responsible for selecting rare books for conservation treatment must base their decisions not only upon physical condition, but also upon the ''value'' assigned to each physically deteriorated book. This article discusses the rationale for, and possible uses of, guidelines designed to facilitate conservation decisions by systematically evaluating ...

ii SUMMARY The aim of this document is to study the multidimensional aspect of poverty in Guinea taking into account the monetary and non monetary dimensions for a better characterization of the poor. The work is done using data from the Full Base Survey on Poverty Assessment (FBSPA 2002-2003). The methodological approach of Dagum and Costa (2004) on the fuzzy set theory has been adopted which ...

This paper presents some preliminary findings on the impact of a single European monetary policy on industrial performance. Literature on the potential for differential monetary policy impact to drive asymmetric responses across the Union is surveyed, and the importance of the credit channel of policy is identified. The key role of financial constraints on firms is noted. A different treatment ...

This paper aims at studying the multidimensional aspect of poverty in Guinea taking into account both the monetary and non monetary dimensions of poverty. We use data from the Full Base Survey on Poverty Assessment (FBSPA 2002-2003). The methodology relies on the fuzzy set approach of Dagum and Costa (2004) which is supplemented by the decomposition methods of Mussard and Pi Alperin (2005). The...

This paper analyses the distribution of seigniorage in an enlarged European Monetary Union (EMU) when the new EU member countries from Central and Eastern Europe adopt the euro. In principle each country of a monetary union contributes to seigniorage in proportion to the country’s demand for base money. However, the actual distribution of seigniorage by the European Central Bank is made in acco...

O f the bullionist writers who advocated restoration of the gold convertibility of England’s currency during the Bank Restriction period 1797–1821, few are as little known today as John Wheatley. Certainly his name is not as familiar as those of David Ricardo, Henry Thornton, Thomas Malthus, Francis Horner, William Huskisson, and other bullionists. Yet in some respects he was the most original ...