This book presents a selection of contributions on the timely topic of structural reforms in Western economies, written by experts from central banks, the International Monetary Fund, and leading universities. It includes latest research on the impacts of structural reforms on the market...

Intro -- CESifo Seminar Series -- Contents -- Contributors -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- I China's Exchange Rate Policy -- 2 United States, China, and the Rebalancing Debate: Misalignment, Elasticities, and the Saving-Investment Balance -- 3 The Role of the Chinese Dollar...

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This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the past, present, and future of the European Economic and Monetary Union in its broader context. It incorporates economic, legal and political science perspectives to provide an in-depth and forward-looking scrutiny of the rationales, the main...

Good Supervision and its Limits in the Post-Lehman Era -- Managing the Quality of Financial Supervision -- The Case for Analytical Supervision - A Swedish Perspective -- Unintended Consequences of Supervision -- Influence and Incentives in Financial Institution Supervision -- Developments in...

This book presents a selection of contributions on the timely topic of structural reforms in Western economies, written by experts from central banks, the International Monetary Fund, and leading universities. It includes latest research on the impacts of structural reforms on the market...

Foreword / J. Rotmans -- Prologue / J. Köhler and G. Holtz -- Making it a science : aspirations and hesitations of transitions research / F.J. de Haan -- Modelling and social science : problems and promises / F. Bianchi and F. Squazzoni -- Modelling and multi-level perspective : the MATISSE...