2) A Monetary History of Europe

This section reviews the Monetary History of Europe Slides: Slides for second class (powerpoint) To start thinking about policy setting regarding the Euro, read the Economist magazine article: The Euro: Flying high, The Economist, january 10-16th 2004, page 55 Go the economics department website and use the Library to get this article. http://www.economist.com http://www.econ.ku.dk/ Questions Does the Economist think the Euro is flying high? Why (why not)? Are there any real effects of a high flying Euro? What problems does a high flying Euro have for monetary policy? Try the chapter 10 practice (True/False) questions at the Baldwin and Wyplosz's website. Remember, the textbook webpage is at http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0077103947/information_center_view0/