The processes that will drive the next stage of the Czech transition are likely to be similar to those promoting real convergence in the Eu cohesion countries. We draw on previous modelling research on the cohesion economies to construct and calibrate a small macrosectoral model of the Czech...

De Grauwe follows McKinnon in arguing that "for a very open economy the exchange rate is a particularly ineffective instrument." Since most countries are becoming more open this suggests that the exchange rate instrument is declining in importance. We identify a set of circumstances under which...

Traditionally, Economists tought of high unemployment as a cyclical phenomenon; unemployment would eventually moderate wage demands and thereby open up new employment opportunities. Hysterisis suggests however that workers who become long term unemployed find it extremely difficult, if not...