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Sinn, Hans-Werner (ed.); Widgrén, Mika (contributor); … - 2004

The success of European monetary integration-what the editors of this CESifo volume call "one of the most far-reaching, real world experiments in monetary policy to date"-is not assured. Policy makers have been forced to deal with challenges posed by formulating a uniform monetary policy for...

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Prospects for monetary unions after the Euro

De Grauwe, Paul (ed.); Mélitz, Jacques (contributor) - 2005

questions as the expansion of the eurozone, the institution of monetary unions in Latin America and East Asia, and the effect of … the eurozone, discussing, among other topics, its effect on labor market reforms, the empirical validity of the … eurozone. Other chapters consider such topics as the effect of monetary unions on trade flows, risk-sharing mechanisms to …

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The continuing evolution of Europe

Büttner, Thiess (ed.); Ochel, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2012

The European Union began with efforts in the Cold War era to foster economic integration among a few Western European countries. Today’s EU constitutes an upper tier of government that affects almost every level of policymaking in each of its twenty-seven member states. The recent financial...

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Industrial policy for national champions

Falck, Oliver (ed.); Gollier, Christian (contributor); … - 2011

Governments around the world are deeply divided about the proper role of industrial policy, with some politicians arguing for hands-off governance and others supporting government intervention to promote ""national champions""-- firms that receive government support for both political and...

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Sustainability of public debt

Neck, Reinhard (ed.); Sturm, Jan-Egbert (contributor) - 2008

In recent decades, governments have built up substantial public debt, which is often accompanied by a growing public sector and fiscal policies that neglect long-term considerations. The contributors to this CESifo volume consider whether the development of public debt in the United States and...

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Privatization experiences in the European Union

Köthenbürger, Marko (contributor); … - 2006

Intro -- Series Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 - Privatizing Network Industries -- 2 - Network Utilities in the United States: Sector Reforms without Privatization -- 3 - Privatization in Austria: Some Theoretical Reasons and Performance Measures -- 4 - Privatization in Denmark, 1980-2002 -- 5 -...

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Structural unemployment in Western Europe : reasons and remedies

Werding, Martin (contributor) - 2006

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Series Foreword -- 1 Introduction: Still More Questions Than Answers -- 2 A Picture of European Unemployment: Success and Failure -- 3 The Continent's High Unemployment: Possible Institutional Causes and Some Evidence -- 4 From Excess to Shortage-Recent...

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The Continuing Evolution of Europe.

Whalley, John - 2011

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Series Foreword -- Chapter 1. The Continuing Evolution of Europe: Introduction and Overview -- The Financial Crisis: A Risk for the Euro Area -- Global Constraints -- Industrial Policy: The Role of National Champions -- Reforming the European Welfare State --...

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Industrial Policy for National Champions.

Woessmann, Ludger - 2011

Cover -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- I Introduction -- 1 Arguments for and against Policies to Promote National Champions -- II Analyses in Dynamic Settings -- 2 Some Thoughts on Industrial Policy and Growth -- 3 National Champions and Economic Growth -- 4...

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European monetary integration

Sinn, Hans-Werner (ed.); Widgrén, Mika (ed.); … - 2004

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? /...

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