The Reality Of International Economic Policy Coordination

Author : H. J. Blommestein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000080056

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The Reality of International Economic Policy Coordination by H. J. Blommestein Pdf

The "reality" of international economic policy coordination is the subject of this book. This reality comprises the objectives of policy-makers, the various constraints faced by policy makers, and current economic knowledge about international coordination. The treatment of the subject matter is unique because the principal authors have first-hand knowledge based on their current or past involvement in the process of international economic policy coordination. This makes the book important and stimulating for both policy makers and academic specialists in this field. The study provides an in-depth analytical overview of the most important topics in the area of international coordination: the role of institutions, fiscal policy, tax policy, the international monetary system, the European monetary system, policy assignment rules and exchange rate regimes, structural policy and structural reform, methods and empirical effects of international policy coordination.

Author : David B. Timmins,William M. Timmins
Publisher : Lanham : University Press of America
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : International economic relations
ISBN : UCAL:B4273452

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The International Economic Policy Coordination Instrument by David B. Timmins,William M. Timmins Pdf

Author : Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain),National Bureau of Economic Research
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521337801

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International Economic Policy Coordination by Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain),National Bureau of Economic Research Pdf

This volume presents some of the best current research on international economic policy coordination.

Author : Michael Carlberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540273189

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International Economic Policy Coordination by Michael Carlberg Pdf

This book studies the international coordination of monetary and fiscal policies in the world economy. It carefully discusses the process of policy competition and the structure of policy cooperation. As to policy competition, the focus is on monetary and fiscal competition between Europe and America. Similarly, as to policy cooperation, the focus is on monetary and fiscal cooperation between Europe and America. The spillover effects of monetary policy are negative while the spillover effects of fiscal policy are positive. The policy targets are price stability and full employment. The policy makers follow either cold-turkey or gradualist strategies. Policy expectations are adaptive or rational. The world economy consists of two, three or more regions. The present book is part of a larger research project on European Monetary Union, see the references at the back of the book. Some parts of this project were presented at the World Congress of the International Economic Association in Lisbon. Other parts were presented at the International Institute of Public Finance, at the Macro Study Group of the German Economic Association, at the Annual Meeting of the Austrian Economic Association, at the Gottingen Workshop on International Economics, at the Halle Workshop on Monetary Economics, at the Research Seminar on Macroeconomics in Freiburg, and at the Passau Workshop on International Economics.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1988-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451969825

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International Coordination of Economic Policies by International Monetary Fund Pdf

This paper discusses the scope, methods, and effects of international coordination of economic policies. In analyzing the scope for and of coordination, the paper addresses the rationale for coordination, barriers to coordination, the range and specificivity of policies to be coordinated, and the frequency of coordination. In evaluating the methods of coordination, the emphasis is on the broad issues of rules versus discretion, single-indicator versus multi-Indicator systems, and hegemonic versus symmetric systems. Finally, using the MULTIMOD global macroeconomic model, some simulations are presented of several rule-based proposals for coordination.

Author : Willem H. Buiter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1072395231

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International economic policy coordination by Willem H. Buiter Pdf

Author : Wendy Dobson
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : Institute for International Economics
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035238364

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Economic Policy Coordination by Wendy Dobson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:916080097

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Economic Policy Coordination by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wilfried Guth,International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1988-12-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038455015

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Economic Policy Coordination by Wilfried Guth,International Monetary Fund Pdf

This volume, which presents the proceedings of a seminar moderated by Wilfred Guth in Hamburg, Germany, discusses the extent of international policy coordination, its effectiveness, and how it can be expected to work in the future.

Author : Michael J. Artis,Sylvia Ostry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0710208928

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International Economic Policy Coordination by Michael J. Artis,Sylvia Ostry Pdf

Author : Andrew J. Hughes Hallett,Peter Mooslechner,Martin Schürz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781475747386

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Challenges for Economic Policy Coordination within European Monetary Union by Andrew J. Hughes Hallett,Peter Mooslechner,Martin Schürz Pdf

The launch of European Monetary Union (EMU) marked the beginning of a new era, and its establishment has proved an impressive success at the technical, legal, and procedural level. After all, EMU has accelerated economic and political integration in the European Union and tied the economies of the Member States closer together. However, the performance of the euro, high unemployment rates, uneven output and investment growth, and the issue of structural reforms that have yet to be tackled have raised questions about the performance of EMU in practice. There is a general consensus on the justification for economic policy coordination. The existing literature on economic policy coordination, however, seems far from able to provide robust conclusions about how to organize the necessary interaction of institutions and policies. Therefore, there seems to be a case for re-examining the subject under the new framework set by EMU. The objective of such a reassessment is to enhance the understanding of what type of coordination and what institutional setting for policy coordination can be expected to be most favorable. Challenges for Economic Policy Coordination within European Monetary Union provides an intellectually stimulating contribution to the ongoing debate.

Author : Leslie Lipschitz,Susan Schadler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108568463

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Macroeconomics for Professionals by Leslie Lipschitz,Susan Schadler Pdf

Understanding macroeconomic developments and policies in the twenty-first century is daunting: policy-makers face the combined challenges of supporting economic activity and employment, keeping inflation low and risks of financial crises at bay, and navigating the ever-tighter linkages of globalization. Many professionals face demands to evaluate the implications of developments and policies for their business, financial, or public policy decisions. Macroeconomics for Professionals provides a concise, rigorous, yet intuitive framework for assessing a country's macroeconomic outlook and policies. Drawing on years of experience at the International Monetary Fund, Leslie Lipschitz and Susan Schadler have created an operating manual for professional applied economists and all those required to evaluate economic analysis.

Author : Ralph C. Bryant
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1995-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0815791321

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International Coordination of National Stabilization Policies by Ralph C. Bryant Pdf

As cross-border transactions and economic integration among nations have increased, formerly neglected differences among the domestic economic policies of nations have become progressively exposed to international scrutiny. National governments trying to pursue autonomous polices have found their decisions more difficult and the consequences of their decisions more uncertain. These trends have in turn provoked debate about whether governments should cooperate more fully when making their policy decisions. In this book, part of the Integrating National Economies series, Ralph A. Bryant considers how much national governments might benefit from coordination of their macroeconomic stabilization polices, the circumstances in which they might cooperation; and how ambitious that cooperation should be. Bryant argues that the potential benefits of attempted coordination are often greater than the potential risks. When national decisionmakers take into account the cross-border spillovers of their actions, and especially if the are prepared to consider mutually beneficial adjustments of their policy instruments, each cooperating nation may be able to attain higher levels of welfare. Bryant discusses circumstances in which efforts to coordinate could prove counterproductive. On the whole, however, he contends that efforts to coordinate policies internationally typically deserve examination and, frequently, can be expected to advance the common interests of nations' citizens. Bryant identifies and analyzes different forms of intergovernmental cooperation for monetary, fiscal, and exchange rate policies. One of the contributors of the book compares and evaluates three different analytical perspectives: the traditional policy-optimization approach favored by economists, the rule analysis of international regime environments, and the institutional analysis developed by scholars of international relations and political science. The book concludes with an o

Author : Jacques J. Polak,James M. Boughton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317472483

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Economic Theory and Financial Policy by Jacques J. Polak,James M. Boughton Pdf

As former Director of Research and a founding member of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund, Jacques J. Polak has advised theoreticians and policymakers worldwide. This collection brings together his most current writings, and is published under the auspices of the IMF. The hallmark of Dr. Polak's recent research has been his ability to draw on decades of personal experience and reflection to comprehend and describe the context for current policy debates. In the past decade, he has contributed much to the debates on international financial policy and the role of the IMF, and this volume brings together most of these recent papers to make them accessible to a broader audience.

Author : Hans Genberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642796814

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The International Monetary System by Hans Genberg Pdf

HANSGENBERG An international monetary system should provide a stable and predictable environment for international trade and investment. At the very least, it should not by itself be a source of disturbances in the world economy, and it should be designed so that policy errors or unforeseen shocks are not unduly transmitted between countries. In this perspective, worldwide integration of goods and financial markets present a particular challenge. Such integration increases the cross-border effects of economic policies at the same time as interlocking payments and financial systems transmit financial disturbances rapidly throughout the world. As the degree of integration and interdependence changes over time, is not a foregone conc1usion that international monetary institutions and mechanisms always remain well adapted to the state of the world economy. Occasional review of the performance of the system as well as proposals for improvements are therefore necessary. The contributions to this volume have l been brought together with this in mind.