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Une monnaie saine et des marchés développés : l’Europe après l’euro

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  • Antonio Borges
  • Francesco Giavazzi

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[fre] Contrairement aux attentes initiales, l'euro n'a pas fait la preuve d'une grande vigueur en tant que devise soutenue par une politique orientée vers la stabilité et une Banque centrale indépendante. Bien que le fléchissement initial de l'euro par rapport au dollar ait été stoppé et que la monnaie européenne semble désormais être plus stable, la plupart des analystes considèrent qu'elle est sensiblement sous-valorisée. On a dit et écrit pas mal de choses sur la valeur de l'euro, y compris bon nombre d'accusations - souvent contradictoires - portant sur la politique économique décevante, le manque de dynamisme de l'Europe et l'incapacité de la BCE d'agir de manière décisive sur l'ambiguïté des attitudes de la politique monétaire. Cet article tente de mettre en évidence les divers éléments qui font que les marchés financiers européen et américain sont clairement . à des niveaux différents de développement et de sophistication. . Classification JEL : E42, F3, F36, Gl. [eng] Sound money and deep markets : Europe after the euro . Contrarily to initial expectations, the Euro has not displayed much strength, as a currency backed by a stability oriented policy and an independent central bank. Although the initial decline of the Euro against the dollar has stopped, and the European currency now seems more stable, most analysts consider it significantly undervalued. A lot has been said and written about the value of the euro, including many accusations - often contradictory - with respect to Europe's disappointing economic policy and lack of dynamism, the inability of the ECB to act decisively or the ambiguity of the monetary policy stance. This article highlights the elements explaining why the European and the USA financial markets are clearly at very different levels of development and sophistication. . JEL classification : E42, F3, F36, G1.

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  • Antonio Borges & Francesco Giavazzi, 2002. "Une monnaie saine et des marchés développés : l’Europe après l’euro," Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 68(4), pages 307-320.
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    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets

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