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Monetary integration and dollarization : no panacea

Vernengo, Matías (contributor) - 2005

This book deals with the economic consequences of monetary integration, which has long been dominated by the Optimal Currency Area (OCA) paradigm. In this model, money is perceived as having developed from a private sector cost minimization process to facilitate transactions. Not surprisingly,...

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Industries in Europe : competition, trends, and policy issues

Johnson, P. S. (contributor) - 2003 - 2nd ed

This important book, a successor volume to European Industries, brings together a number of in-depth and authoritative studies of key European industries, providing fascinating insights into their nature and characteristics

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Learning to compete in European universities : from social institution to knowledge business

McKelvey, Maureen D. (contributor); … - 2009

This book addresses the critical issue of how and why European universities are changing and learning to compete. Anglo-Saxon universities particularly in the US, the UK and Australia have long been subject to, and responded to, market-based competition in higher education. The authors argue...

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Europe's disappearing middle class? : evidence from the world of work

Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel (contributor) - 2016

long-term trends for the middle class in Europe? This volume also investigates the potential risks and effects of the … warning about the latest trends and prospects for the middle class in Europe. On this basis, it presents policy considerations … and options that will be useful to policy-makers for ensuring the future of the middle class in Europe. Scholars and …

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Econometric models of the euro-area central banks

Fagan, Gabriel (contributor); Morgan, Julian (contributor) - 2005

This book provides a description of the main macroeconomic models used by the European Central Bank and the euro area national central banks (Eurosystem). These models are used to help prepare economic projections and scenario analysis for individual countries and the euro area as a whole

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Transatlantic regulatory cooperation : the shifting roles of the EU, the US and California

Vogel, David (contributor); Swinnen, Johan F. M. (contributor) - 2011

This well-documented book analyzes the possibilities and constraints of regulatory cooperation between the EU and the US (particularly California) with a specific focus on environmental protection, food safety and agriculture, biosafety and biodiversity

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The political economy of inter-regional fiscal flows : measurement, determinants and effects on country stability

Solé-Ollé, Albert (contributor); Espasa, Marta (contributor) - 2010

Struggles over what a region receives, or should receive, from the budget of the central government are common to many countries. Discussions often focus on the measures of 'net fiscal flows' or 'fiscal balances' provided by the government or other actors. This unique book shows just how these...

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Global governance and the role of the EU : assessing the future balance of power

Villafranca, Antonio (contributor); … - 2011

Three years after the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, economic growth has resurfaced across the world, but with significant variation. This timely book illustrates that although mature economies (the EU in particular) are still confronting sluggish economic performance,...

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Flexibility and employment security in Europe : labour markets in transition

Muffels, R. J. A. (contributor) - 2008

the challenges Europe face today …

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Spatial scenarios in a global perspective : Europe and the Latin Arc countries

Camagni, Roberto (contributor); Capello, Roberta (contributor) - 2011

This up-to-date and insightful book presents post-crisis scenarios for European regions with new methodologies and tools to support quantitative assessment and foresight. The aim is to develop regional forecasting methodologies and tools, appropriate to the regional-local scale but consistent...

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