This study investigates the impact of international trade and its composition up-on economic performance in Europe. The study examines the links between trade intensity, intra-industry trade, and the cross-country correlation of business cy-cles. All the data used in the thesis were obtained from the Eurostat database. Quarterly data between the years 1996 and 2012 are used for the calculation of the rolling cross-country correlation of business cycles. Annual data for the peri-od 2000 - 2012 are used to study the relationships between trade and its compo-sition and the economic cycles. The studies findings are of use in the evaluation of the endogeneity of Optimum Currency Aareas criteria.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:177025 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Jaroš, Radim |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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