The connection of economic theory and behavior is one of the central topics of this book - and also a central issue in economic thinking of Horst Todt to whom this book is dedicated. The contributions deal with topics of normative and descriptive decision-making: They investigate, for instance,...

The focus of this book is on the dynamics of public dept. It proves useful to consider the Solow growth model, the overlapping generations model and the infinite horizon model. Sustainability refers to the existence and the stability of the long-run equilibrium. The government can follow either...

This book is concerned with the long-run effects of budgetary and financial policy on aggregate demand and supply. Here the long run is characterized by the accumulation of public debt and foreign assets. This gives rise to a number of questions. Will the long-run equilibrium be stable? What...

The focus is on the interaction between demand and supply in a small open economy, featuring the dynamics of money wages, private capital, public debtand foreign assets. A macroeconomic shock induces an extended process of adjustment that is characterized by unemployment. This in turn requires a...

This book deals with international growth, featuring the dynamics of foreign debt and domestic capital. It proves useful to consider the Solow model, the overlapping generations model and the infinite horizon model. Phase diagrams serve to trace out the processes of adjustment induced by various...

This book explores the new macroeconomics of the European Monetary Union. It carefully discusses the effects of shocks and policy measures on employment, prices, and the current account. Take for instance a shock or a policy measure in a specific union country. Then what will be the results in...