At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are revisited in this study: skilled- biased technological progress, the increasing international integration of labor and product markets, and the monetary integration of the EMU....

At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are revisited in this study: skilled-biased technological progress, the increasing international integration of labor and product markets, and the monetary integration of the EMU....

Die Währungsunion hat zu erheblichen Vermögenstransfers zwischen den teilnehmenden Ländern geführt. Sie vergemeinschaftet nicht nur das Ansehen, das sich die nationalen Währungen erworben haben, sondern auch den Geldschöpfungsgewinn, den die Notenbanken dadurch erwirtschaften, dass sie...

The promise of greater material prosperity and economic convergence has underpinned the process of European economic integration. Its consequences for income inequalities within countries, however, have so far been little discussed. This paper seeks to contribute to the literature by...