The Economic Performance of the European Union

This book brings together a range of economists to provide a balanced look at recent EU dynamics, as well an exploration of future issues facing member states. With contributions on many aspects of European economic performance, this book is an essential resource for all academics interested in European economics.

Autorentext
KARL AIGINGER Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, University of Linz, Austria IVANA BÁTOROVÁ Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia ISTVAN BENCZES Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary JAN FILÁ?EK Czech National Bank, Prague, Czech Republic ROMAN HORVÁTH Czech National Bank and Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic DAVID HOWARTH School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK SVATOPLUK KAPOUNEK Department of Finance, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic EVZEN KO?ENDA CERGE-EI, Charles University and the Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; The William Davidson Institute, Michigan, USA; CEPR, London, UK IIKA KORHONEN Bank of Finland, Helsinki, Finland ALI M. KUTAN Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois, USA; The Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI), Bonn, Germany; The Emerging Markets Group, London, UK; The William Davidson Institute, Michigan, USA JITKA POM?NKOVÁ Department of Statistics and Operational Analysis, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic PETR ROZMAHEL Department of Economics, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic MARGIT SCHRATZENSTALLER Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna, Austria MICHAL SKO?EPA Czech National Bank and Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic MILAN SOJKA Department of Economics, MendelUniversity, Brno, Czech Republic; Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic TANER M. YIGIT Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

Inhalt
Introduction PART I: EU PERSPECTIVES: SYSTEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CURRENCY ISSUES The Swedish Economic Model: Lessons To Be Learned; K.Aiginger European Central Bank Inflation Target And The Economic Growth In The Eurozone; S.Kapounek and L.Lacina Real Effective Exchange Rate for the Euro: Equilibrium and Misalignment; A.Rusek Exchange rate policy strategy in the large-currency areas; S.Kapounek and J.Pom?nková Euro Area Enlargement and European Central Bank Reform; D.Howarth PART II: EU EXPANSION: NEW MEMBERS IN THE EU ENVIRONMENT Fiscal Convergence in Monetary Union: Are Pilgrims to EMU Better Disciplined than Eurozone Members?; E.Ko?enda, A.M.Kutan and T.M.Yigit Business Cycles Similarity and EMU Enlargement: The Concordance Index for Central and Eastern European Countries; P.Rozmahel Monetary Policy before Euro Adoption: Challenges for EU New Members; J.Filá?ek, R.Horváth and M.Sko?epa Fiscal performance and economic growth in the old and new member states of the EU; I.Benczes PART III: VARIOUS ASPECTS OF EU ECONOMIES: CHINA AND THE WORLD ECONOMY, FDIs, COMPANY TAXATION, ECB AND THE 'NEW' MEMBER STATES Company Taxation in the European Union Current Developments and Implications for the Coordination Debate; M.Schratzenstaller Policy of the ECB and its Impact on Economic Development of New Members of EU; M.Sojka New Global Players and Disharmonies in the World Orchestra: Cohesion Analysis of Business Cycles of China; J.Fidrmuc, I.Korhonen and I.Bátorová