Some Basic Models -- Monetary Policy in Europe -- Fiscal Policy in Germany -- First the Central Bank Decides, then the Governments Decide -- First the Governments Decide, then the Central Bank Decides -- Central Bank and Governments Decide Simultaneously and Independently: Cold-Turkey Policies...

Studies the interactions between monetary and wage policies in the euro area. This book discusses the process of policy competition and the structure of policy cooperation. It also features numerical simulations of policy competition and numerical solutions to policy cooperation