The thesis consists of three chapters, which deal with a number of issues at the intersection of Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Development Economics and Monetary Economics. The third chapter titled "Monetary Policy Choices Under Currency Substitution" deals with a monetary policy question...

This thought-provoking book considers the global challenges and challengers to the economic supremacy of the West. Jan Winiecki explores the various problems that the West must deal with in order to remain an efficient competitor in the world economy. These, he argues, are primarily consequences...

'Not only is this excellent collection of papers a fitting tribute to Angus Maddison, it is also a great resource for thinking about future patterns of global economic growth both in the BRICS and the OECD based on key insights from historical experience.' (Nicholas Crafts, University of...

This volume offers a rousing defense of pro-free-trade policies and their benefits for developing countries. Through cross-country evidence and detailed case studies, Arvind Panagariya demonstrates the need for trade openness for sustained growth and poverty alleviation.

Forschung & Entwicklung und Innovationen sind die Grundlage des modernen wirtschaftlichen Wachstums. Über den Außenhandel können Schwellenländer einerseits von Innovationen anderer Länder profitieren, andererseits besitzen sie aber in der Forschungstätigkeit selbst einen komparativen...

Die Verbreitung des Corona-Virus wird sich in erheblichem Maße auf die Konjunktur in Deutschland aus­wirken. Die deutsche Wirtschaft wird dabei in einer Situation getroffen, in der sie nach dem Abschwung im vergangenen Jahre gerade im Begriff war, wieder Tritt zu fassen. So mehrten sich...