In the wake of monetary integration in Europe, Austria abandoned the tested hard currency policy (HCP) for joining EMU as a member. The final target of monetary policy and real sector adjustment needs are similar in both regimes, and the HCP may therefore be viewed as a convenient "training...

Die wirtschaftlichen Zusammenhänge rund um das Entstehen des europäischen Währungssystems bilden den Hintergrund für eine Untersuchung der Parallelen und Unterschiede in der Währungspolitik Deutschlands und Österreichs. Dabei wird auf die Hauptlinien des Ringens um die währungspolitische...

Membership in the European Union requires national economic policies to be oriented towards the Community goals of economic growth, stability and cohesion. When entering the EU in 1995, Austria's economy was characterized by a high productivity level and a successful hard currency policy, i.e....

This paper is devoted to currency policies in Austria over the last 200 years, attempting to sketch historical developments and uncover regularities and interconnections with macroeconomic variables. During most of the 200-year period, Austrian currencies were subject to fixed exchange rates, in...

This habilitation thesis is concerned with the short- to medium-term goals of Austria' hard currency policy prior to joining the euro area. Stabilization policies at the time attempted to keep the exchange rate of the schilling constant vis-a-vis the German mark, thereby importing price...

After the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system, Austria adhered to an exchange rate policy of adjustably pegging the schilling to a basket of stable currencies. Over the years the basket changed according to the respective priorities of overall economic policy and eventually shrunk to a single...

In the wake of monetary integration in Europe, Austria abandoned the tested hard currency policy (HCP) for joining EMU as a member. The final target of monetary policy and real sector adjustment needs are similar in both regimes, and the HCP may therefore be viewed as a convenient, "training...