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Can European Banks Survive a Unified Currency in a Nationally Segmented Capital Market?

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  • Jan A. Kregel

    (Jerome Levy Econ Inst & Univ of Bologna)

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The euro was expected to become a substitute for the U.S. dollar as an international currency. However, compromises made during its creation make it a less than perfect substitute in the medium term. Among these compromises was the application of macro convergence and micro diversity in financial markets and supervision at the national level. This now prevents the creation of a unified capital market and places EU banks at a disadvantage when competing with U.S. banks in global markets. There were also peculiarities in the integration process that led to a single currency in the United States that suggest further institutional changes will be necessary.

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  • Jan A. Kregel, 2000. "Can European Banks Survive a Unified Currency in a Nationally Segmented Capital Market?," Macroeconomics 0004052, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpma:0004052
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    1. J.A. Kregel, 1993. "Bank Supervision: The Real Hurdle to European Monetary Union," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(2), pages 667-676, June.
    2. Allen N. Berger & Robert DeYoung & Hesna Genay & Gregory F. Udell, 1999. "Globalization of financial institutions: evidence from cross-border banking performance," Working Paper Series WP-99-25, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
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    3. Patricia S. Pollard, 2001. "The creation of the Euro and the role of the dollar in international markets," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, vol. 83(May), pages 17-36.

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