such topics as the effect of euro zone expansion on European Central Bank monetary policy making; using the euro as an … policy in a direct democracy framework; detailed sector analysis using a computable general equilibrium model of the world …

. In Pension Strategies in Europe and the United States, leading economists analyze topical issues in pension policy, with …

. Then during the Reagan era, American policy changed. The definition of laissez-faire shifted from "Do it your way" to an …

connecting citizens' preferences to political action and policy choices at the EU level? The contributors to this CESifo volume … policy, alternative methods for choosing an EU president, and the role of such direct democracy institutions as referenda and …

Telecommunications policy profoundly affects the economy and our everyday lives. Yet accounts of important … Crossroads, Jonathan Nuechterlein and Philip Weiser offer a clear, balanced, and accessible analysis of competition policy issues … regulatory scheme, no book has cogently explained the intricacies of telecommunications competition policy in the Internet age …

of more microscopic policies that attack the problem at the scale at which actual policy decisions are made. Microscopic … developing the themes of the book, the authors illustrate them by examining some areas of urban transport policy that have been … neglected by the macroscopic approach. These include downtown parking policy, the encouragement of bicycling, the staggering of …

several major research areas in macroeconomics, particularly monetary policy, exchange rates, public debt, and stabilization … development. While he is a top macroeconomics theorist, his models are always intertwined with policy discussion. He pushes … theory. One focus of this collection is on the role of credibility in policy-making. Calvo analyzes the origins and …

This is the first volume of a new annual series that will present policy-relevant economic research on health care and … health policy issues. The emphasis will be on less technical papers written primarily for a policy audience. Each volume will … include the implications of health care policy provisions, health care organization and management, health outcomes, health …

The past twenty-five years have seen a significant evolution in environmental policy, with new environmental … in environmental law, policy, and economics, tracing their development over the past few decades through an examination …. Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics, which grew out of courses taught by the authors at MIT, treats the traditional topics …

international agreements and institutions, it strives to integrate debates within the real world of global policy and the academic …