The high quality papers of this volume present applications of financial modelling. Among the important features are practical applicability and European institutional framework. The attention is focused on peculiarities like "thin capital markets, frictions, rationing, 'irrationalities'". The...

This book presents a clear exposition of what constitutes asymmetry in economics. It provides an empirical application of these ideas in the case of the EU. In particular, it shows how important asymmetry is for the appropriate design of policy in the Euro Area.