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  Monetary Union - Journal Vol. 19

•  Letter from Rob Heyvaert
•  Letter from Shahin Shojai, Editor

NOBEL LAUREATE VIEW

•   A perspective on the viability of applying game theory to business
  
  A Discussion with Prof. Robert J. Aumann
•   The role of civil society in campaigning to prevent violent conflict and build peace
  
  Jody Williams, Campaign Ambassador, International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Co-winner of The Nobel Peace Prize, 1997

LESSONS LEARNED

•   The role of the euro on the corporate bond markets in the Euro Area (Opinion)
  
  Gabe J. de Bondt, Principal Economist, Capital Markets and Financial Structure Division, European Central Bank
•   Measuring convergence of the new member countries exchange rates to the euro (Opinion)
  
  Bettina Becker, Lecturer, Department of Economics, Loughborough University
  Stephen G. Hall, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Leicester, And National Institute of Economics and Social Research
•   European Monetary Union technology lessons learned (Opinion)
  
  Patrick O'Beirne, Director, Systems Modelling ltd
•   European residential property market convergence (Opinion)
  
  John Smullen, University of Greenwich
  Keith MacDonald, Partner, Capco
•   The impact of monetary union on trade prices
  
  Robert Anderton, Adviser, European Central Bank, And Special Professor, School of Economics, University of Nottingham
  Richard E. Baldwin, Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute for International Studies, And Policy Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research
  Daria Taglioni, Senior Economist, Directorate General Economics, European Central Bank
•   The economics of offshore financial services and the choice of tax, currency, and exchange rate regimes
  
  George M. von Furstenberg, Program Director - Economics, National Science Foundation
•   Financial stability in the Eurozone where do we stand
  
  Ivo J.M. Arnold, Professor of Economics, Nyenrode Business University, and Director of Education, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus Universiteit
•   Structural econometric approach to bidding in the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem
  
  Nuno Cassola, Head of Liquidity Management Section, Market Operations Analysis Division, European Central Bank
  Christian Ewerhart, Professor of Economics, University of Zurich
  Claudia Morana, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Piemonte Orientale
•   Financial integration in the West African Monetary Union
  
  Amadou N. R. Sy, Senior Economist, Monetary and Financial Systems Department, International Monetary Fund

POTENTIAL RISKS

•   Economic and monetary union the problematic nature of its economic policies (Opinion)
  
  Philip Arestis, University Director of Research, Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge; Senior Research Fellow, Wolfson College, Cambridge
  Malcolm Sawyer, Professor of Economics and Pro-Dean for Learning and Teaching, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
•   On the macroeconomics of Euro Area enlargement (Opinion)
  
  Reinhard Neck, Professor of Economics, Economics Department, Klagenfurt University
  Gottfried Haber, Associate Professor of Economics, Economics Department, Klagenfurt University
•   Checking out exits from currency unions
  
  Andrew K. Rose, B.T. Rocca Jr. Professor of International Business, Economic Analysis and Policy Group, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
•   Was Argentina s financial collapse of 2001 Inevitable What did we know and when did we know it
  
  Andrew Hughes Hallet, Professor of Economics And Public Policy, School of Public Policy, George Mason University
•   The future of the euro what happens if a Member State leaves
  
  Charles Proctor, Partner, Bird & Bird
•   THE SGP and the ECB an exercise in asymmetry
  
  David G Mayes, Advisor to the Board, Bank of Finland and Visiting Professor, University of Auckland
  Matti VirÍn, Professor of Economics, University of Turku, And Research Associate, Bank of Finland