The Internationalisation of Asset Ownership in Europe
$159.89
- Hardcover
364 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2005
Summary
Financial markets in Europe have become increasingly integrated in recent years, leading to a rise in foreign ownership of domestic equities and other assets. This volume brings together ten expert contributions to provide an authoritative analysis of the evolution and implications of foreign ownership in Europe today. In addition to providing new data on the extent of foreign ownership in Europe, the authors analyse some of the major challenges it brings for policy-makers at both the Europea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521852951 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0521852951 |
| Author: | Harry Huizinga, Lars Jonung |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 364 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 660g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
‘This wide-ranging volume provides a wealth of information on the economics of foreign ownership in Europe. Required reading for anyone wishing to understand how financial integration is reshaping the European economy.’ Philip Lane, Professor of International Macroeconomics, Director IIIS, Trinity College Dublin ‘The single market and the euro have had spectacular effects on inflation and interest rates across Europe. But how are these changes affecting investor behavior and the efficiency of resource allocation The papers collected by Huizinga and Jonung provide the best starting point for anyone seeking to answer these difficult questions and to understand how financial market outcomes and hence European growth and welfare are being reshaped.’ Barry Eichengreen, George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley ‘The Internationalisation of Asset Ownership in Europe contains a comprehensive collection of articles that provide fascinating insights on a crucial aspect of European Financial Integration.’ Marco Becht, Professor of Finance and Economics, ECARES, Universit ibre de Bruxelles; Executive Director, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
About The Author
Harry Huizinga
Harry Huizinga is Professor of Economics at the University of Tilburg, Netherlands and former Economic Adviser, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission, Brussels (2002-3). He is editor (with S. Eijffinger) of Positive Political Economy: Theory and Evidence (Cambridge 1998). Lars Jonung is Professor and Research Adviser, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission, Brussels. He is former Professor in Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden, and Chief Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Carl Bildt (1992-94). He has published numerous books both as editor and author including The Stockholm School of Economics Revisited, (Cambridge 1991), and Lessons for EMU from the History of Monetary Unions (with M. D. Bordo, IEA 2000).
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