Monetary Interaction between Europe and America -- Monetary Cooperation between Europe and America -- Fiscal Interaction between Europe and America -- Fiscal Coopearation between Europe and America -- Monetary and Fiscal Interaction between Europe and America: Cold-Turkey Policies -- Monetary...

The analysis will be conducted within an IS-LM model augmen- ted by the dynamics of money wages, private capital and public debt. A macroeconomic shock induces an extended process of adjustment that is characterized by unemployment. This in turn requires a dynamic path of monetary and fiscal...

A comprehensive study of the international coordination of economic policy in a monetary union. It carefully discusses the process of policy competition and the structure of policy cooperation. As to policy competition, the focus is on competition between the union central bank, the German...

This book studies the coexistence of inflation and unemployment in a monetary union. The focus is on how to reduce the associated loss. The primary target of the European central bank is low inflation in Europe. The primary target of the German government is low unemployment in Germany. And the...

This book studies the strategic policy interactions in a monetary union. The leading protagonists are the European Central Bank and national governments. The target of the ECB is low inflation in Europe. The targets of a national government are low unemployment and a low structural deficit....

The Closed Economy: Absence of a Deficit Target. -- Monetary Policy -- Fiscal Policy -- Monetary and Fiscal Interaction -- Monetary and Fiscal Cooperation -- The Closed Economy: Presence of a Deficit Target -- Fiscal Policy -- Monetary and Fiscal Interaction -- Monetary and Fiscal Cooperation --...

This is what we've all been waiting for - a book that demystifies the European community's monetary union. Unlike other books, this one provides readers with a practical yet sophisticated grasp of the macroeconomic principles necessary to understand a monetary union. The most important case in...