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

Services – from information technology to research to finance – are now as subject to international trade as goods have been for decades. What are the labor market consequences of the recent surge in services offshoring? While offshoring has traditionally been found to affect only less-skilled...