Aus der Sicht der Gewerkschaften bietet sich jetzt die Chance, europaweit frühzeitig Umweltverschmutzung zu begrenzen. Allerdings ist diese Begrenzung nur möglich, wenn sich die Europäischen Gemeinschaften nicht mit dem Verweis auf die Unterschiede in den beteiligten Industrien auf dem...

The creation of EMU raises the question whether the common monetary policy has the same impact in all member countries. We analyse the convergence of interest rates in four major EMU countries from 1999 to 2007. We suggest to test the convergence of the interest rates with the full term...

The means by which macroeconomic goals such as growth, price stability, and full employment are managed have gone through major changes in the European Union. The introduction of a single currency and the Code of Conduct on harmful tax competition are two prime examples of this transformation....

The Third Phase of the European Economic and Monetary Union and the consequent implementation of the Unique Monetary Policy, advised EU countries to coordinate their fiscal policies, because of the relations between monetary and fiscal policies. The application of the Stability Pact has reduced...

The Third Phase of the European Economic and Monetary Union and the consequent implementation of the Unique Monetary Policy, advised EU countries to coordinate their fiscal policies, because of the relations between monetary and fiscal policies. The application of the Stability Pact has reduced...

In order to analyze successful strategies for economic policy in a global environment both international interdependencies and the strategic behavior of “global players†must be considered. We use a global model of the world economy (the MSG2 Model) to show the effects of dynamic...