基本説明
The volume demonstrates how prescient the asymmetric design of the Stability and Growth Pact was in trying to offset countries understandable optimism in fiscal policy, and the consequent tendency not to manage debt successfully. It also reveals the inherent problems for managing unemployment in an asymmetric labour market.
Full Description
This book presents a clear exposition of what constitutes asymmetry in economics. It provides an empirical application of these ideas in the case of the EU. In particular, it shows how important asymmetry is for the appropriate design of policy in the Euro Area.
Contents
Introduction Measurement and Aggregation Aggregate Supply and demand in an Open Economy The Phillips Curve Regional and Sectoral Concerns Output, Unemployment and the Labour Market: The Okun Curve Asymmetry and the Role of the Public Sector Monetary Policy Fiscal Responses References
