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TITLE
Growth and cohesion in the European Union : the impact of macroeconomic policy / ed. by William Mitchell, Joan Muysken, Tom van Veen.
PUBLISHER/YEAR
Cheltenham, UK
Northampton, MA Edward Elgar c2006
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
- xx, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Includes bibliographical references and index
ADDED NAME
Mitchell, William ed.
Muysken, Joan ed. Veen, Tom van ed. Centre of Full Employment and Equity
ISBN
1845426118
UDC NUMBER
339.923
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| Location | Address | Count | Shelf | Status | |
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| Bibliotēka | 01.2 | 2 | 339.923 | On a shelf | Available to order |
Annotation
This book is a critical review of current fiscal and monetary policy in Europe and presents results of both empirical research and a discussion of the theoretical framework behind the policy of the European Central Bank and the Stability and Growth Pact.
Contents:
Introduction
PART I: MONETARY
POLICY, FISCAL POLICY AND THE STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT
1. The
Brussels–Frankfurt Consensus: An Answer to the Wrong Question
William
Mitchell and Joan Muysken
2. Whither Stability Pact? An Assessment of
Reform Proposals
Paola Monperrus-Veroni and Francesco Saraceno
3.
Alternatives for the Policy Framework of the Euro
Philip Arestis and Malcolm
Sawyer
4. What Drives ECB Monetary Policy?
Clemens J.M. Kool
5.
Interest Rates, Debt, Counter-Cyclical Policy and Monetary Sovereignty
Jan
Kregel
PART II: LABOUR MARKETS AND LABOUR MARKET POLICIES
6.
Institutions and the Labour Market: Examining the Benefits
Tom van
Veen
7. Institutions and Unemployment in OECD Countries: A Panel Data
Analysis
Lucio Baccaro and Diego Rei
8. The Institutional Determinants
of Labour Market Performance: Comparing the Anglo-Saxon Model and a
European-Style Alternative
Henri de Groot, Richard Nahuis and Paul
Tang
9. Enhancing Productivity: Social Protection as Investment
Policy
Chris de Neubourg and Julie Castonguay
10. Labour Market
Adjustments and Macroeconomic Performance
Anna Batyra and Henri
Sneessens