Table of Contents

1. Theory of Financial Integration and Achievements in the European Union Daniel Stavárek, Iveta Řepková and Katarína Gajdošová 2. Financial Integration at Times of Financial Instability Jan Babecký, Luboš Komárek and Zlatuše Komárková 3. Integration of Financial Markets in the European Union: Regulation and Supervision Framework Stanislav Polouček 4. National and Sectoral Integration of Chinese and Russian Stock Market with World Markets Jan Babecký, Luboš Komárek and Zlatuše Komárková 5. Integration of Credit Markets in the Visegrad Countries with the Euro Area Pavla Vodová 6. Testing for East-West Contagion in the European Banking Sector During the Financial Crisis Emidio Cocozza and Paolo Piselli 7. European Exchange Rates Volatility and its Asymmetrical Components During the Financial Crisis Daniel Stavárek 8. Interesting Findings About Risk Estimation and Backtesting at European FX Rate Market Gabriela Cielepová and Tomáš Tichý 9. Determinants of the Exchange Market Pressure in the Euro-Candidate Countries Daniel Stavárek 10. European Tax Harmonization and the Effects of Tax Changes on Economic Growth Irena Szarowská

About the Author

Roman Matoušek is Professor of Finance and Director at the Centre for EMEA Banking, Finance & Economics at London Metropolitan Business School, UK.

Daniel Stavárek is Associate Professor of International Finance and Head of the Department of Finance at Silesian University, School of Business Administration in Karviná, Czech Republic.