The European Union

This book considers some important economic issues currently facing the EU and examines its prospects. Topics covered include: the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines; the Growth and Stability Pact; company taxation in the enlarged EU; and the CAP and the European constitution and fiscal federalism.

'The overall impression of the book is that it combines comprehensive and accurate reasoning with good accessibility in a concise way. Due to the topicality and the introductory approach, it is well suitable as a textbook for undergraduates as for all those interested in a critical discussion of economic governance on the European level.' - Bernd Berghuber, INTERVENTION - European Journal of Economics and Economic Policy

Autorentext
NIGEL ALLINGTON Bye Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics, Downing College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK; Member, Julian Hodge Applied Macroeconomics Institute, Cardiff University, UK JOSÉ ALBIAC Researcher, Economics Department, CITA (Government of Aragón), Spain RUI HENRIQUE ALVES Invited Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, University of Porto, Portugal DAVIDE FURCERI University of Illinois, Chicago, USA JESÚS FERREIRO Associate Professor in Economics, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain JOCHEN HARTWIG Researcher, Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research, Switzerland; Lecturer, University of St Gallen, Switzerland; Lecturer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland ECKHARD HEIN Senior Researcher for Macroeconomic Policies, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK), Hans Boeckler Foundation, Dusseldorf, Germany; Visiting Lecturer, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany JUAN RAMÓN MURUA Professor of Economics, Applied Economics Department, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) TORSTEN NIECHOJ Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Goettingen, Germany MARGIT SCHRATZENSTALLER Researcher, Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; University of Applied Sciences, Vienna, Austria FELIPE SERRANO Professor in Economics, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain; Head of Department, Applied Economics V, University of the Basque Country,Bilbao, Spain

Inhalt
Introduction; J.McCombie & C.Rodriguez Guidelines for Sustained Growth in the EU? The Concept and Consequences of the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines; E.Hein & T.Niechoj Does the Maastricht Treaty Matter for Real Convergence? D.Furceri 'Nonsense Upon Stilts': An Assessment of the European Stability and Growth Pact and How it Might be Reformed; N.Allington & J.McCombie Is the Transatlantic Gap in Economic Growth Really Widening?; J.Hartwig Company Tax Competition and Coordination in an Enlarged EU; M.Schratzenstaller Does an Aging Population Justify a Radical Reform of Public Pension Systems in the European Union?; F.Serrano & J.Ferreiro The European Union Budget: CAP and European Economic Priorities; J.R.Murua & J.Albiac The European Union and (Fiscal) Federalism; R.H.Alves