German Monetary Union, the Bundesbank and the EMS collapse
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https://doi.org/10.13133/2037-3643/10533Keywords:
EMS, EMU, German reunification, BundesbankAbstract
The recent collapse of the European Monetary System (EMS) is a setback in the move towards European economic and monetary union (EMU). Two major causes have been identified for one crisis in the EMS in September 1992 and its subsequent collapse on 2 August 1993: German reunification and the effects of the Maastricht Treaty. The active role of the German Bundesbank in the collapse of the EMS is examined.
JEL Codes: F02, E50
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