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We review the competing explanations of the 2007-2008 global crisis, recall how governments around the world had to depart from established policy stances, and reflect on the legacy of the crisis both in terms of future challenges and changes in policy doctrine. The G-20 has addressed important...
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Der deutsche Bankensektor ist durch die internationale Finanzkrise schwer getroffen. Auf Deutschland und die im Februar … quantifiziert und wirtschaftspolitische Reaktionen aufgezeigt. Ziel der Wirtschaftspolitik ist es, die Transparenz zu erhöhen und …
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This paper focuses on roots of strain in the European Monetary Union (EMU). It argues that there is need for a thorough reform of the governance structure of the Union in conjunction with radical changes in the regulation and supervision of financial markets. Financial intermediation has gone...
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I discuss briefly the crisis itself and then give some criteria that should be used in evaluating any policy proposed o deal with it. This is followed by a critical discussion of some of the policy measures that have been suggested. Finally, I give a list of proposals, that I believe best...
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The dissertation includes four studies broadly connected to the causes and consequences of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-8 from a political economy perspective. Following the intro-duction, Chapter 2 analyzes the political roots of massive foreign reserves accumulation, which has...
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The Baltic economies were severely hit by the global financial crisis. Gross Domestic Product has contracted considerably. Naturally, it asked what went wrong with the "Baltic economic model". This paper surveys the programme of comprehensive economic reforms in the Baltic countries (the case of...
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retirement decisions in developed countries. However, women's and couples' labour supply decisions and the patterns of withdrawal … examine how social security financial incentives and personal characteristics affects one's own and spouses' retirement … decisions. Our results suggested that couples synchronize retirement and that they respond similarly to their own …
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retirement incentives and work incentives of prime-age workers. We find that postponed retirement tends to harm incentives of …
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retirement years and find that, on average, employed people maintain their life satisfaction upon retirement, while long …
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This paper describes early retirement option programs in collective agreements in Sweden during the 1990s. We highlight … findings is that the effects of economic incentives on retirement very well might be over-estimated. …
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