Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa and the origins of the euro

Ivo Maes ()
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Ivo Maes: National Bank of Belgium, Research Department

No 222, Working Paper Document from National Bank of Belgium

Abstract: Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa was one of the great architects of the euro. He is remembered in particular as co-rapporteur for the Delors Committee and as a founding member of the European Central Bank's Executive Board. For Padoa-Schioppa, becoming Director-General of the European Commission's DG II (from 1979 to 1983), was a defining moment in his career and life. This period is the main focus of this paper. At the Commission, Padoa-Schioppa's main priority was the European Monetary System, which was launched in March 1979. He was closely involved in several projects to strengthen the EMS, to improve economic policy convergence and the position of the ECU. The other main objective for Padoa-Schioppa was the strengthening of DG II's analytical capacity, especially its model-building capacity and its links with the academic world. As such, he played a crucial role in the professionalisation of economics at the Commission and in preparing DG II for the important role it would play in the EMU process. At the Commission, Padoa-Schioppa became also immersed in several European networks. Of crucial importance here were his contacts with Jacques Delors. This would be of major importance for his further career, becoming one of the architects of the single currency.

Keywords: Padoa-Schioppa; Euro; EMS; EMU; Economic governance; European Commission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 B20 E60 F02 N14 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2012-03
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