"This book examines the Eurozone crisis and the possibility of fiscal and political union in Europe, with contributions from some of the most respected experts on these topics. The book explains the complex, multidimensional crises in competitiveness, fiscal matters, banking and politics."--Back...

A central question in applied research is to estimate the effect of an exogenous intervention or shock on an outcome. The intervention can affect the outcome and controls on impact and over time. Moreover, there can be subsequent feedback between outcomes, controls and the intervention. Many of...

Um den nachfolgenden Generationen ein funktionsfähiges Staatswesen übergeben zu können, ist eine Konsolidierung der öffentlichen Finanzen unumgänglich. Zu diesem Ergebnis kamen die Teilnehmer der Konferenz von Bertelsmann Stiftung, ifo Institut und International Monetary Fund im November...

This book investigates the changing nature of economic policies following the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2009. Well-respected, international scholars come together to discuss the level of economic growth following the crisis, concerns over inequality in industrialised countries, and labour...