Economic Gaps and Crises in South-East Europe

The South-Eastern European Monetary History Network is an international organisation bringing together the central banks of seven South-Eastern European countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Serbia and Albania) to shed light on the monetary history of these countries and to compensate for the shortage of international economic literature on this specific European area. This book comprises presentations made at the 2016 conference of this network and an additional paper. The volume will appeal to central bankers, members of academia and researchers interested in European economic history with a focus on South-Eastern Europe. The contributions here put the spotlight on economic and financial developments, the links between economic crises and the gaps between Europe’s core and peripheral economies. They cover quantitative and qualitative research, as well as national case studies and cross-country comparative studies.