Economic performance and stabilization policy in a monetary union with imperfect labor and goods' markets / Fabrizio Coricelli, Alex Cukierman, and Alberto Dalmazzo ; Discussant: Erkki Koskela -- Asymmetric transmission of monetary policy: what should the ECB do if one size does not fit all? /...

Der Außenhandel zwischen der bestehenden "EU der 15" und den Beitrittskandidaten Mittel- und Osteuropas hat sich in den vergangenen 10 Jahren stürmisch ausgeweitet. Ausgehend von der traditionellen "klassischen" Handelstheorie und den Thesen der "Neuen Ökonomischen Geographie" werden die...

The European Union is at a crossroads. This book analyzes the historical roots of the EU's monetary and financial institutions in order to better understand its struggle to maintain an economic and monetary union, as well as the ongoing problems facing the Euro. The institutions of the EU are...

Warum ist die Politik der Alternativlosigkeit so gefährlich? -- Was heißt „Krisenpolitik“ und weshalb wirken ihre Folgen desintegrativ? -- Was sind die Kosten der Niedrigzinspolitik? -- Wie hoch waren die Schuldenerleichterungen für Griechenland wirklich? -- Inwiefern gefährden...

Trade theories predict and explain the consequences of economic integration. Generally, they show that freer international trade leads to specialisation, technological convergence and faster economic growth. This study compares the conclusions of the trade theories with empirical observations of...

'Enrico Marelli and Marcello Signorelli provide an excellent analysis of the causes of the Eurozone crisis and of the strategies that we will have to follow to ensure the survival of the Euro.' - Paul De Grauwe, Professor of European Political Economy, London School of Economics, UK 'After...

This book provides a fully revised and up-to-date analysis of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). With four entirely new chapters on responses to the financial crisis and the debate on reform options, Tomann assesses the EMU in comparison with other currency regimes through the adoption of a...