Should I stay or should I go ? Switzerland and the european economic and monetary integration process

Guillaume Vallet ()
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Guillaume Vallet: CREG - Centre de recherche en économie de Grenoble - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2

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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: European Union; economic integration; monetary integration; Switzerland; Union européenne; intégration européenne; politique monétaire; intégration économique; Suisse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Published in Journal of Economic Integration, 2012, 27 (3), pp.366-385

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