The work seeks to better understand how economic thought changes at policy institutions, as compared to academic institutions. The prevalence of academic economics during the 1970s introduced pronounced changes in the Annual Economic Reports of the European Commission. These changes, touted by...

his paper analyses the roles which Belgium and Italy have played in the process ofEuropean monetary integration. It focusses on Belgian and Italian attitudes towards European integration and EMU, exchange rate policies, key concepts of the EMU strategies and concrete contributions. Overall,...