Economic Policy Issues for the Next Decade

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Aiginger, Karl (Editor), Hutschenreiter, G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Case for a New Policy Framework — Introduction
  • Economic Policy for the 21st Century
  • 1: The Future of Macroeconomic Policy in the European Union
  • The Future of Macroeconomic Policy in the European Union
  • Economic Policies — Old and New?
  • The Case for Straightening Out Macroeconomic Policy in the European Union
  • 2: Economic Policy Consequences of Population Ageing
  • Towards a Positive Equilibrium for Ageing Societies
  • Population Ageing — A Problem not a Crisis
  • Economic and Social Policy in an Ageing Europe: Employment and Pensions
  • The German Pension Reform — A Major Improvement on a PAYG System
  • Activation as an Option for an Ageing Society
  • 3: The Potential Benefits and Risks of the Enlargement of the Union in Central Europe
  • Eastern Enlargement: Some Basics
  • Optimal Path into the EMU: Big Bang or Gradualism?
  • Institutional Aspects of EU Enlargement
  • Health not Wealth
  • What Can We Learn About Labour Market Adjustment in Candidate Countries from Literature?
  • 4: The Future of Public Finance
  • International Tax Competition: A New Framework for Analysis
  • An Age of Diminished Taxation?
  • What Future For The EC Budget?
  • The Development of Tax Structures in the EU Member States
  • 5: Competitiveness in the Science Based Economy
  • The Public Policy Challenge of the New Economy
  • Competitiveness in the Science-Based Economy — The Irish Experience
  • Institutions and Innovation in the European Union
  • What do We Know About the New Economy?
  • 6: The Scope for Economic Policy Advice
  • Empirical Economic Research and Economic Policy Advice: Some Remarks
  • Economic Policy Consulting: Some Personal Reflections
  • Political Economy in Economic Policy Advice
  • Contributors of this Volume