In 2050, world population growth is predicted to come almost to a halt. Shortly thereafter it may well start to shrink. A major reason behind this shift is the fertility decline that has taken place in many developed countries. In this book, experts discuss the appropriateness and effectiveness...

Structural unemployment, or persistently high levels of unemployment that do not follow the ups and downs of a typical business cycle, varies significantly across industrialized countries. In this CESifo volume, leading labor economists analyze the widely diverging patterns of long-term...

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...

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...

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 --...