Download or read book Europe and the Euro written by Alberto Alesina and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is rare for countries to give up their currencies and thus their ability to influence such critical aspects of their economies as interest and exchange rates. Yet ten years ago a number of European countries did exactly that when they adopted the euro. Despite some dissent, there were a number of arguments in favor of this policy change: it would facilitate exchange of goods, money, and people by decreasing costs; it would increase trade; and it would enhance efficiency and competitiveness at the international level. A decade is an ideal time frame over which to evaluate the success of the euro and whether it has lived up to expectations. To that aim, Europe and the Euro looks at a number of important issues, including the effects of the euro on reform of goods and labor markets; its influence on business cycles and trade among members; and whether the single currency has induced convergence or divergence in the economic performance of member countries. While adoption of the euro may not have met the expectations of its most optimistic proponents, the benefits have been many, and there is reason to believe that the euro is robust enough to survive recent economic shocks. This volume is an essential reference on the first ten years of the euro and the workings of a monetary union.
Download or read book EMU A Swedish Perspective written by Lars Calmfors and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EMU - A Swedish Perspective provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the EMU project. The main advantages and disadvantages of a single currency are evaluated. A key feature of the analysis is the attempt to integrate economic and political aspects. The book is a revised version of the report by the Swedish Government Commission on the EMU. Although the analysis focuses on the consequences for Sweden of joining versus not joining the monetary union, it is highly relevant for the discussion in all EU countries. The book provides an in-depth analysis of how the demands on economic policy will be affected by the monetary union. Various chapters discuss monetary policy and inflation, fiscal policy, unemployment and labour markets, the transition to monetary union, and the exchange-rate arrangements between participants and non-participants. Other chapters analyse the importance of the EMU for European political integration, democratic aspects, and how membership in the monetary union will affect the possibilities for an individual member state to exert influence within the EU. EMU - A Swedish Perspective should be of interest to professional economists and political scientists, students, and all others who want to form an opinion about the monetary union on the basis of a balanced assessment of the consequences. EMU - A Swedish Perspective provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the EMU project. The main advantages and disadvantages of a single currency are evaluated. A key feature of the analysis is the attempt to integrate economic and political aspects. The book is a revised version of the report by the Swedish Government Commission on the EMU. Although the analysis focuses on the consequences for Sweden of joining versus not joining the monetary union, it is highly relevant for the discussion in all EU countries.
Download or read book Handbook of Monetary Economics written by Benjamin M. Friedman and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 971 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What tools are available for setting and analyzing monetary policy? World-renowned contributors examine recent evidence on subjects as varied as price-setting, inflation persistence, the private sector's formation of inflation expectations, and the monetary policy transmission mechanism. Stopping short of advocating conclusions about the ideal conduct of policy, the authors focus instead on analytical methods and the changing interactions among the ingredients and properties that inform monetary models. The influences between economic performance and monetary policy regimes can be both grand and muted, and this volume clarifies the present state of this continually evolving relationship." [source : 4e de couv.].
Download or read book OECD Economic Surveys Norway 2010 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03-08 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2010 edition of OECD's periodic review of Norway's economy. This edition features chapters covering the impact of the crisis and Norway's emergence from it, long-term challenges of fiscal policy, and sustainable development: climate change and ...
Download or read book Handbook of Monetary Economics Vols 3A 3B Set written by Benjamin M. Friedman and published by Newnes. This book was released on 1990 with total page 1729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How have monetary policies matured during the last decade? The recent downturn in economies worldwide have put monetary policies in a new spotlight. In addition to their investigations of new tools, models, and assumptions, they look carefully at recent evidence on subjects as varied as price-setting, inflation persistence, the private sector's formation of inflation expectations, and the monetary policy transmission mechanism. They also reexamine standard presumptions about the rationality of asset markets and other fundamentals. Stopping short of advocating conclusions about the ideal conduct of policy, the authors focus instead on analytical methods and the changing interactions among the ingredients and properties that inform monetary models. The influences between economic performance and monetary policy regimes can be both grand and muted, and this volume clarifies the present state of this continually evolving relationship. Presents extensive coverage of monetary policy theories with an eye toward questions raised by the recent financial crisis Explores the policies and practices used in formulating and transmitting monetary policies Questions fiscal-monetary connnections and encourages new thinking about the business cycle itself Observes changes in the formulation of monetary policies over the last 25 years
Download or read book Sweden and the European Union Evaluated written by Lee Miles and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 2000 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides an overview of conceptual approaches to the changes brought about by EU accession, including the Membership Diamond framework and an introduction to the central challenges facing Sweden in the new century.
Download or read book Economic and Monetary Union written by Michele Chang and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible introductory text provides a comprehensive and accessible account of the evolution of the Eurozone, from its beginnings in fixed exchange rate systems through to the aftermath of the sovereign debt crisis. It examines why the EMU was created, what went wrong to bring about the global financial crisis, and why countries were affected so differently. It assesses the impact of monetary union both in Europe and beyond and evaluates the prospects for the Euro as an international currency. Recognising that political union has long been seen as part of monetary integration, and that Eurozone membership often impacts domestic policy, Chang widens the scope of her evaluation to include consider effects and developments that are not purely economic in scope. Using theories drawn from economics and political science, this book provides students with an up-to-date analysis of the recent reforms undertaken, grounded in a long-term perspective of the trajectory of European integration. As well as suiting upper-level undergraduate and Master's courses on European Monetary Union, this text is beneficial for students of Politics, International Relations and European Studies on more general courses to foster an understanding of the impact of the EMU on the wider functioning of the EU. The text is filled with figures, maps, timelines and other pedagogical features to ensure this topic accessible to students of all levels.
Download or read book OECD Economic Surveys written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An investigation of strategic decision making in Swedish and German companies based on Game Theory written by Anke Steinmetz and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2002-04-26 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: Game theory was established by the mathematician John von Neumann (1903 to 1957) and the economist Oskar von Morgenstern (1902 to 1977), who in 1944 published a - among game theorists - very well known work of literature called Theory of Games and Economic Behavior. However, in his book Spieltheorie und ökonomische (Bei)spiele, Werner Güth regards game theory not exclusively as an economic discipline, although fundamental concepts of game theory have been inspired by economic questions and have been developed by economists. Regarding game theory, there are numerous applications in the areas theoretical economy, operations research, statistical decision theory, marketing, politic and military science, insurance mathematics, sociology and psychology. Aim of the dissertation is to give a general overview on game theory and especially to answer the following questions by analysing the Swedish and German replies of the questionnaire: 1. Do strategic deciders of large companies know about game theory and do they use it as a strategic tool? 2. What is the percentage of managers who are able to give correct answers when they are confronted with certain game situations? 3. Are there any links between the characteristics of the manager and their ability to give correct answers to the game situations? 4. Is it possible to find any differences between German and Swedish manag ers regarding 1,2 and 3? The dissertation does not contain all parts of game theory. Only aspects the authors think to be the most important in connection with economy will be discussed. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: 1.INTRODUCTION1 2.THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK2 2.1FUNDAMENTAL DEFINITIONS2 2.2ECONOMIC RELEVANCE3 2.3FORMAL REPRESENTATION OF GAMES4 2.4SOLUTION CONCEPTS12 2.5STRATEGIC MOVES26 2.6HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF GAME THEORY27 3.THE PRISONERS' DILEMMA (PD)31 3.1THE STORY31 3.2COOPERATION32 3.3THE REPEATED PD33 4.EXAMPLES FOR INTERESTING ECONOMIC GAMES38 4.1MARKET ENTRY GAME38 4.2COVER STORY WAR40 4.3THE OPEC GAME42 4.4CRAZY EDDIE44 4.5FOOTBALL LEAGUE45 4.6TECHNOLOGY RACE47 5.THE QUESTIONNAIRE49 5.1THE INTERVIEWED PERSONS49 5.2EXPLANATION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE49 6.EVALUATION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE67 6.1THE EVALUATED COUNTRIES67 6.2THE EVALUATION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE70 7.REVIEW120
Download or read book Sweden and the Third Way written by Philip Whyman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2003. The creation of a 'Third Way' between unfettered capitalism and old-style Keynesian-corporatist forms of social democracy has become the driving force behind the policy programmes of many left-of-centre political parties in the industrialised nations of the world today. Sweden and the 'Third Way' critically evaluates this 'new' social democracy by examining the profound shift in Swedish political economy from being the prototype old-style social democracy towards the 'Third Way' synthesis of neo-liberalism and elements of traditional social democracy. Philip Whyman evaluates internal and external challenges to Swedish macroeconomic policy - including globalisation, European integration, post-Fordist technological change and the relative empowerment of capital - to discover the extent to which national economic autonomy is constrained. Furthermore, he considers the plausibility of revising the core elements of the traditional 'Swedish Model' as an alternative to the prevailing macroeconomic platform.
Download or read book Country Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book OECD Economic Surveys written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Market One Money written by Michael Emerson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Community is negotiating a new treaty to establish the constitutional foundations of an economic and monetary union in the course of the 1990s. This study provides the only comprehensive guide to the economic implications of economic and monetary union. The work of an economist inside the Commission of the European Community, it reflects the considerations influencing the design of the union. The study creates a unique bridge between the insights of modern economic analysis and the work of the policy makers preparing for economic and monetary union.
Download or read book Sweden written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-05-17 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes in Sweden. The assessment reveals that the laws and regulations on banking activities and their supervision are in place in Sweden. The composition of the Board of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) is not regulated in law or other ordinances. The position of the FI in relation to other public agencies in possible crisis situations is not defined in law. The FI has also made a motion to the government for a large increase in the number of specialists in its employ.
Download or read book written by Gunnar Sevelius and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a concise review of 200,000 years of human history. á From an anthropological standpoint the author selected nine necessities from the 190,000 year Hunting and Gathering or tibaltime. á These "nine Pillars of History are 1) food, water and energy, 2) dwelling, 3) cleanliness, $) beauty, 5) free communication, 6) community support, 7) free religion, 8) access to medical help and 9) free trade. From anthropological standpoint the Nine Pillars of History recognizes three historical time periods: hand, animal and machine transport of food. The Nine Pillars of History are used as common denominators to analyze 10,000 years of political history in agricultural and industrial times. From constitutional standpoint the Nine Pillars of History find only two kinds of leadership all through our political history: dogmatic or democratic. Sexuality we have in common with all living species. á the feminine identity is described from tribal to modern time. The author uses philology to describe how religion, The 7 th pillar, was perceived from words in our thought-process and how the Golden Rule from tribal time gave society its social and moral rules. á the Nine Pillars of History together with the Golden Rule are used as common denominators to analyze five world religions. Access to Medicine, The 8 th Historical Pillar, In modern US is compared to that of Sweden .
Download or read book Swedish Economic Policy Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NBER Reporter written by National Bureau of Economic Research and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
