After a brief review of classical, Keynesian, New Classical and New Keynesian theories of macroeconomic policy, we assess whether the New Keynesian Phillips curve and the New Neoclassical Synthesis capture the quintessential features stressed by J.M. Keynes. Particular attention is paid to...

After the Bologna agreement and the Lisbon Agenda, reform of European university systems has been higher on the political agenda. This is necessary, since most European universities have been suffering from stifling blankets of government regulation, having to make do with much less funds than...

Given the enlargement of the European Union, the fall-back in productivity growth and the lack of success in implementing further structural reforms, this special issue highlights the political economy in the European Union and discusses the role of the Maastricht Treaty as an impediment or a...