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Eijffinger, Sylvester Catharina was born on December 31, 1953 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Albert Nicolas Eijffinger and Angelique Hélène Kuiper.
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This book offers a fresh and comprehensive examination of European monetary and fiscal policy in the third stage of Economic and Monetary Union (E.M.U.). The authors give a brief history of European economic integration before the transition to E.M.U., and continue with a comprehensive analysis of institutions, legislation, and policies.
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The adoption of the euro in 1999 by 11 member states of the European Union created a single currency area second in economic size only to the United States. The euro zone's monetary policy is now set by the European Central Bank (ECB) and its Governing Council rather than by individual national central banks. This CESifo volume examines issues that have arisen in the first years of ECB monetary policy and analyzes the effect that current ECB policy strategy and structures may have in the future.After a detailed description and assessment of ECB monetary policy making that focuses on such issues as price stability and the predictability of policy decisions, the book turns to two important issues faced by European central bankers: the transparency and credibility of decision making and the ECB's decentralized structure. After showing that transparency in decision making enhances credibility, the book discusses the ECB's efforts at openness, its political independence as guaranteed by law, and its ultimate accountability. The book then considers the effects of the decentralized ECB structure, focusing on business cycle synchronization, inflation differentials, and differences in monetary policy transmission in light of the enlargement of the monetary union. The book also discusses options for ECB institutional reforms, including centralization, vote weighting, and cross-border regional banks.
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Eijffinger, Sylvester Catharina was born on December 31, 1953 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of Albert Nicolas Eijffinger and Angelique Hélène Kuiper.
Master in Economics, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1986.
Research assistant Free University, Amsterdam, 1980-1983, assistant professor, 1983-1986. Associate professor Tilburg (The Netherlands) University, 1986-1994, Jean Monnet professor European finance and monetary integration, since 1998, professor European finance economics. Visiting scholar Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, 1988, Bank of Japan, Tokyo, 1989, Banque de France, Paris, 1990, Bank of England, London, 1991.
Visiting scholar, board governors Federal Reserve Systems, Washington, 1992. Research fellow Center for Economic Research, The Netherlands, since 1991. Research fellow Center Economic Policy Research, London.
Professor College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, since 1994. Stiftungsprof. Humboldt University, Berlin, since 1996. Member panel of economic and monetary experts, European Parliament.
Program director Centre for Economic Policy Research European Summer Institute.
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Member Monetary Commission/Monetary Panel, Brussels, since 1987, Konstanz (Germany) Seminar on Monetary Theory and Policy, since 1993. Chairman Monetary Circle, Utrecht, The Netherlands, since 1991, Monetary and Finance Studies, Breukelen, The Netherlands, since 1995. Member Royal Netherlands Economics Association, Society University European de RecherchesFinancières, European Economics Association, Konstanz Seminar Monetary Theory and Monetary Policy.
Married Johanna Stehouwer, May 19, 1980.