Should I Stay or Should I Go? Switzerland and the European Economic and Monetary Integration Process

Guillaume Vallet ()
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Guillaume Vallet: Université Pierre Mendès-France de Grenoble, Postal: Centre de Recherche en Economie de Grenoble, Université Pierre Mendès-France de Grenoble,, Faculté d’Economie 38 040, Grenoble Cedex 9, France

Journal of Economic Integration, 2012, vol. 27, 366-385

Abstract: The case of Switzerland appears to be unique with regard to the European Economic and Monetary Integration Process which began in 1957: even though the country has cultivated close ties and growing links with the European Union (EU) over time, it does not desire full membership. If this situation of “non-adhesive integration” seems to be beneficial for Switzerland in many respects, it also presents some constraints. Such a position leads to a national dilemma for Switzerland with regard to the EU: should I stay or should I go? Thus we shall examine in this article the particularities, the advantages, and the constraints of the Swiss stance.

Keywords: Switzerland; European Union; Economic and Monetary Integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E58 F15 F31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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