Böcker i Contributions to Economic Analysis-serien

Trade theories predict and explain the consequences of economic integration. Generally, they show that freer international trade leads to specialisation, technological convergence and faster economic growth. This study compares the conclusions of the trade theories with empirical observations of economic changes in the European Union.

Contemporary issues in general economics, growth economics and in the formulation of optimal growth programs, especially the issue of the sustainability of growth, are investigated in this book. A wide range of optimal economic growth models are developed here to address the crucial issues of different branches in economics.

These studies are based on information on time use in nine countries. It deals with the "when?" and "with whom?" questions describing human behavior, "what is done?" questions of the quantities and determinants of economic activities as well as children's issues and issues involved in the creation of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS).

This book examines the complex relationship among trade and investment policies, as well as environmental regulations, especially for developing economies. The impacts of pollution taxes and environmental standards on employment and social welfare, the design and coordination of optimal trade, and investment and environmental policies are analyzed.

Describes the structure of MIMIC and discusses a number of policy measures. Moreover, this book elaborates on proposals that are in discussion, such as the flat tax. To easily understand the model, it also presents a core version with only a few equations.

This book investigates why Dutch economic policy has been relatively effective in lower unemployment rate in the Netherlands compared to OECD Europe. Its empirical analysis examines whether macroeconomic policies could be effective in reducing unemployment in the short run and if they can be directed to one side of the market.

This book analyses the viability of unfunded pension systems in the presence of the projected demographic evolution and looks at: efficiency considerations and the possibility of welfare improvements; political economy aspects and the feasibility of reforms; and the process of European integration and its influence on national pension systems.

Containing papers on index number and aggregation theory, this volume studies aggregation problems in economics, primarily the aggregation over goods problem. It is useful for government agencies around the world that produce price statistics, insuring an understanding of important properties of alternative indexes.

This volume covers key issues lying at the intersection of the modern theory of industrial organization and of the more traditional agricultural economics: the organization of agriculture and its mechanisms; the extent of the market power in agri-food industries; the failures of agricultural markets; and the nature of government intervention.

William Barnett, the coeditor of this volume, introduced modern economic index number theory into monetary economics and this book comprises a focussed and unified collection of his most important publications in this area. It provides a clear and systematic development of the state-of-the-art in monetary and financial aggregation theory.