Finding Stability in a Time of Crisis: Lessons of East Asia for Eastern Europe

28 Pages Posted: 11 Feb 2015

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Paul D. McNelis

Fordham University - Gabelli School of Business

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Date Written: February 9, 2015

Abstract

This paper examines the options of small open economies of in Eastern Europe pegged to the Euro, in a time of crisis. Specifically, should Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Latvia and Lithuania move to full Euro area accession, as Estonia, Slovakia, and Slovenia have done, or follow the examples of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary?

Keywords: Sudden stop, currency union, financial contagion

JEL Classification: E52, E62, F41

Suggested Citation

McNelis, Paul D., Finding Stability in a Time of Crisis: Lessons of East Asia for Eastern Europe (February 9, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2562517 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2562517

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