What is the long-run relationship between monetary and fiscal policies? This paper provides an answer by examining a large set of data covering major economies during the past 115 years. The evidence suggests the existence of a close interaction between the monetary regime, that is the behaviour...

This paper aims at the provision of applicable recommendations for institutions and actors involved regarding the EMU accession process both in CEE and in the euro-zone. In order to provide topical advice, the first part, on markets, will concentrate on theory and empirics of labour markets,...

1. The Basics of Modern Money Theory -- 2. The Basics of Macroeconomic Accounting -- 3. Spending by Issuer of Domestic Currency -- 4. The Domestic Monetary System: Banking and Central Banking -- 5. Fiscal Operations in a Nation That Issues Its Own Currency -- 6. Tax Policy for Sovereign Nations...

This paper aims at the provision of applicable recommendations for institutions and actors involved regarding the EMU accession process both in CEE and in the euro-zone. In order to provide topical advice, the first part, on markets, will concentrate on theory and empirics of labour markets,...