Hölscher Germany's Economic Performance

From Unification to Euroization
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-230-37447-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 275 Seiten

Reihe: Anglo-German Foundation

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of Germany's economic performance at the turn of the twenty-first century. The period under observation and analysis stretches from Germany's unification in 1990 over the death of the German Mark to first experiences with the Euro, with particular attention given to East Germany.

IRIS BEIFANG-FRISANCHO MARISCAL Senior Lecturer, University of West England, UK HORST FELDMANN Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics and International Development, University of Bath, UK STEPHEN F. FROWEN Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Economics, University College London, UK LOTHAR FUNK Professor of International Economics, University of Applied Sciences, Germany WALTER W. HEERING Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics, Brighton Business School, University of Brighton, UK ECKHARD HEIN Senior Researcher for Macroeconomic Policies, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK), Hans Boeckler Foundation, Germany PETER HOWELLS Reader in Economics, University of the West of England, UK MICHAEL KASER Emeritus Fellow of St. Antony's College, Oxford University, UK NORBERT KLOTEN Former President of the Land Central Bank, Baden-Württemberg, Germany WALTRAUD SCHELKLE Political Economist, European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK ERIC OWEN SMITH Department of Economics, University of Loughborough, UK KHALED SOUFANI Associate Professor of Financial Economics, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Canada ACHIM TRUGER Senior Researcher for Public Finance and Taxation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK), Hans Boeckler Foundation, Germany NORBERT WALTER Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Group, Germany

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hölscher, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Contents;8
3;List of Tables;10
4;List of Figures;12
5;Notes on the Contributors;13
6;Obituary: Professor Norbert Kloten;18
7;Introduction;21
8;1 The Post-Reunification Economy of Germany – Past, Present and Future;28
9;2 Aftermath of the Reunification of Germany: Remarks on Stephen F. Frowen;35
10;Part I Monetary Issues;42
10.1;3 Monetary Policy Transparency: Lessons from Germany and the Eurozone;43
10.2;4 Bad for Euroland, Worse for Germany – the ECB’s Record;60
10.3;5 Monetary Targeting by the German Bundesbank: Some Reflections on Conceptual Issues;84
10.4;6 Comment on Part I;119
11;Part II Macroeconomic Performance;123
11.1;7 From Initiating to Breaching to Diluting the Stability and Growth Pact;124
11.2;8 Macroeconomic Policies, Wage Developments and Germany’s Stagnation;160
11.3;9 ‘Sick Man of Europe’ or ‘Midlife Crisis in Europe’? Germany’s Woes since the Mid-1980s – A Comment;184
12;Part III Structural Developments;190
12.1;10 Current Structural Changes: Challenges for the German Labour Market and Collective Bargaining;191
12.2;11 Comments on Lothar Funk’s Chapter;212
13;Part IV East Germany;215
13.1;12 East Germany’s Economic Transition in Comparative Perspective;216
13.2;13 East Germany’s Economic Transition in Comparative Perspective;244
14;Part V Conclusion;255
14.1;14 Investment in Germany – Flop or Top?;256
15;Name Index;269
16;Subject Index;272