Das IMK analysiert regelmäßig mittels Daten von Eurostat die Entwicklung der Arbeits- und der Lohnstückkosten in Europa. In dieser aktuellen Auswertung wird die Entwicklung der Arbeitskosten in der Privatwirtschaft, im privaten und im öffentlichen Dienstleistungssektor und im Verarbeitenden...

Based on Eurostat data the Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK) regularly analyses the development of labour costs and unit labour costs in Europe. This report presents labour cost trends in the private sector, disaggregated for private as well as public services and manufacturing industry, for...

Rezension von: Michael Hudson (2003), Super Imperialism. The Origin and Fundamentals of U. S. World Dominance, London Hein, Eckhard / Heise, Arne / Truger, Achim (Hrsg.) (2003): Neu-Keynesianismus. Der neue wirtschaftspolitische Mainstream?, Marburg

Rezension von: John E. King (2002), A History of Post Keynesian Economics since 1936, Northampton Heine, Michael / Herr, Hansjörg (2004): Die Europäische Zentralbank. Eine kritische Einführung in die Strategie und Politik der EZB, Marburg

Erster Absatz: At the beginning of December 2006, INTERVENTION asked its Scientific Board and the authors of previous issues for their views on the relationship of heterodox economic theory to the mainstream of economics. We asked those who are living and working in the English-speaking area to...

Erster Absatz: Anfang Dezember 2006 befragte INTERVENTION den Beirat der Zeitschrift sowie die Autor

Books reviewed: Davidson, Paul (2007): John Maynard Keynes, London/New York Godley, Wynne / Lavoie, Marc (2007): Monetary Economics. An Integrated Approach to Credit, Money, Income, Production and Wealth, Houndmills et al. McCombie, John / Rodriguez Gonzales, Carlos (eds.)(2007): The European...

First paragraph: The financial market crisis that transformed into a global recession is a challenge for both economic theory and policy. In retrospect, nearly three years after the first signs of the crisis, a few tentative conclusions concerning the appropriateness and effectiveness of the...

First paragraph: The recession of 2009 following the financial market crisis of 2008 was severe, especially in Europe. World GDP decreased by 0.6 per cent, the GDP of the USA by 2.6 per cent, and in the European Monetary Union (EMU) it declined by 4.1 per cent (IMK/OFCE/WIFO 2011). The...

In 2012, public debt is still at the centre of attention and economic policies – globally, but especially in Europe. For most of the mainstream commentators the main source of public debt can be traced back to loose public spending behaviour and a lack of fiscal discipline. However, story and...