European monetary integration

The success of European monetary integration -- called by the editors of this CESifo volume "one of the most far-reaching, real world experiments in monetary policy to date" -- is not assured. Policy makers have been forced to deal with challenges posed by formulating a uniform monetary ...

Public policy and the economics of entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship has been a subject of much recent discussion among academics and policymakers because of the belief that it invigorates the economy -- producing greater productivity, more jobs, and higher economic growth. President George W. Bush promoted his economic plan by pointing to its encouragement of ...

Innovation policy and the economy

Vol. 4

Eds. Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, Scott Stern The rapid pace of technological change brings with it an active debate about appropriate economic policies regarding research, innovation, and the commercialization of new technology. This annual series, sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research, provides ...

The quiet revolution

central banking goes modern

Although little noticed, the face of central banking has changed significantly over the past ten to fifteen years, says the author of this enlightening book. Alan S. Blinder, a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve System and member of President Clinton#s Council of ...

Perpectivas del empleo 2003

Este número contiene la base analítica de la reunión de Ministros de Empleo y Trabajo de los países miembros de la OCDE celebrada en septiembre de 2003: -¿Más empleo y mejor calidad? -El reto de la movilización del trabajo -Conseguir que el trabajo compense y ...

Privileging industry

the comparative politics of trade and industrial policy

An important contribution to our understanding of how political institutions and political geography shape political outcomes. Fiona McGillivray argues that differences in political institutions or in industrial structures do not have the straightforward effects on political outcomes that are normally attributed to them. Instead, she ...

Lawlessness and economics

alternative modes of governance

How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent? How can firms from advanced market economies do business in such circumstances? In Lawlessness and Economics, Avinash Dixit examines the theory of private institutions ...

Regressive taxation and welfare state

path dependence and policy diffusion

Political economists have considered large public expenditures a product of leftist rule and an expression of a stronger representation of labor interest. Although the size of the government has become the most important policy difference between the left and right in postwar politics, the formation ...

Corporate environmentalism and public policy

This is the first book to provide a hard-headed economic view of the voluntary approaches to environmental issues, especially toxic chemicals, waste disposal and global warming, that have become prominent in recent years. Corporate environmental initiatives are seen as a tool for influencing the behaviour ...

The economics of standards

theory,evidence, policy

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the important topic of standards, which remains a vastly under-researched field of empirical inquiry. It presents a variety of interesting empirical analyses which reveal the driving forces and the economic impacts of standardization both in the manufacturing and ...

The economics of self-employment and entrepreneurship

As self-employment and entrepreneurship become increasingly important in our modern economies, Simon C. Parker provides a timely, definitive and comprehensive overview of the field. In this book he brings together and assesses the large and disparate literature on these subjects and provides an up-to-date overview ...

Política cultural

Desde el punto de vista estético, la cultura opera como un significante de las diferencias y similitudes en el gusto, la sensibilidad y el estatus de los grupos sociales. Antropológicamente, se trata de comprender la manera en que vivimos nuestra vida dentro de esos grupos ...

Markets in historical contexts

ideas and politics in the modern world

Markets in Historical Contexts is the result of a dialogue between historians and social scientists thinking about markets in modern society. How should we approach markets after the collapse of Marxism? What alternative ways of thinking about markets can we recover from the past? The ...

The power of productivity

wealth,poverty,and the treat to global stability

The disparity between rich and poor countries is the most serious, intractable problem facing the world today. The chronic poverty of many nations affects more than the citizens and economies of those nations; it threatens global stability as the pressures of immigration become unsustainable and ...

Institutional conflicts and complementarities

This important collection presents an authoritative selection of papers on "Institutional Conflicts and Complementarities" This publication is intent on building bridges between economics and the other social sciences. The focus is on the interaction between monetary policy and wage bargaining institutions in European Monetary Union ...

Policy competition and policy cooperation in a monetary union

This book studies the interactions between monetary and fiscal policies in the Euro area. The policy makers are the union central bank, the German government, the French government and other governments. The policy targets are price stability in the union, full employment in Germany, full ...

La finance mondialisée

racines sociales et politiques, configuration, conséquences

Le néolibéralisme a déjà une histoire. Depuis les années 1980, les performances de l#économie mondiale ont dépendu de façon croissante de l#humeur et de la santé des « marchés » et des institutions # fonds de pension, sociétés d#assurance, banques # qui transforment l#épargne en ...

Eco-economía

para una economía a la medida de la Tierra

En este libro se habla de los fundamentos ecológicos de la economía humana, de los flujos de materiales, energía y deshechos que circulan por la actividad económica, así como los graves riesgos de destrucción de la base natural de los recursos que hace posible la ...

Money,politics and health care

reconstructing the federal-provincial partnership

eds.Harvey Lazar;France St-Hilaire The First Ministers' Accord on Health Care Renewal, announced in February 2003 just a few months following the release of the Romanow and Kirby reports on the future of health care in Canada, gave rise to high expectations. Many Canadians ...

Reshaping economic and monetary union

membership rules and budget policies in Germany, France and Spain

Following Maastricht national governments found themselves pushed into distinctive roles, as promoters, gatekeepers, reformers and defectors, as voter preferences and central bank powers combined in different ways to create clear incentives for politicians. These roles explain the push from certain countries for specific changes to ...