This book studies the dynamics of monetary and fiscal interactions in the Euro Area. The policy makers are the European Central Bank and national governments. The primary target of the ECB is low inflation. And the primary target of a national government is low unemployment. However, there is a...

Finanzkrisen verändern den Kapitalismus in besonderer Weise. Die aktuelle Krise zeigt, dass Finanzwirtschaft und Realwirtschaft Gefahr laufen, immer stärker entkoppelt zu werden. Diese Situation lässt die Finanzkrise beinahe zu einer Systemkrise werden. In Europa kommt ausserdem die Krise des...

This book investigates the EU’s regional growth dynamics and, in particular, the reasons why peripheral and socio-economically disadvantaged areas have persistently failed to catch up with the rest of the Union. It shows that the capability of the knowledge-based growth model to deliver its...