In this paper, we present an application of the dynamic tracking games framework to a monetary union. We use a small stylized nonlinear three-country macroeconomic model of a monetary union to analyze the interactions between fiscal (governments) and monetary (common central bank) policy makers,...

We use a dynamic game model of a two-country monetary union to study the impacts of an exogenous fall in aggregate demand, the resulting increase in public debt, and the consequences of a sovereign debt haircut for a member country or bloc of the union. In this union, the governments of...

In this paper we investigate how different tax systems and structures affect the extent of the shadow economy. First, we formulate a simple theoretical microeconomic raodel of household behavior, where the household can participate in the official and in the shadow economy. Using comparative...

In diesem Buch werden aktuelle Themen der Wirtschaftsethik in Zeiten der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise behandelt. In den ersten vier Beiträgen werden grundlegende Fragen zur theoretischen Positionierung der Wirtschaftsethik im Spannungsfeld zwischen Ethik als Teildisziplin der Philosophie und...