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The labour markets in the United States and in Germany could hardly
be more different. The USA, with its tremendous job growth, is
often held up as the prime example of the job-creating power of
unfettered markets, while Germany is seen as the textbook case of
an overregulated European labour market stifling employment growth.
For many policy advisers the lessons are clear: if Europeans want
to emulate the success of the Americans, they must deregulate their
economies. On the other hand, economists in the USA, impressed with
Germany's income growth and social stability, have shown increasing
interest in the role that non-market institutions play in the
German context. This work provides an in-depth analysis of the
functioning of various labour market institutions in both the USA
and Germany. In close studies of the regulatory differences between
the two countries, the authors examine the impact of those
institutions on economic performance. On the basis of their
findings, they argue that the choice is not one between regulation
and deregulation, but rather between different forms and degrees of
regulation.
A groundbreaking historical analysis of how global capitalism and
advanced democracies mutually support each other It is a widespread
view that democracy and the advanced nation-state are in crisis,
weakened by globalization and undermined by global capitalism.
Torben Iversen and David Soskice argue that this view is wrong. In
fact, advanced democracies are resilient and their enduring
relationship with capitalism has been mutually beneficial. Iversen
and Soskice show how democratic states continuously reinvent their
economies through public investment in research and education, by
imposing competitive product markets and cooperation in the
workplace, and by securing macroeconomic discipline as the
preconditions for innovation and the promotion of advanced sectors
of the economy. Challenging the prevailing wisdom on globalization,
Democracy and Prosperity reveals how advanced capitalism is neither
footloose nor unconstrained-and how it thrives under democracy
precisely because it cannot subvert it.
At the cutting edge of the subject area, the authors bring the
macroeconomics that researchers and policymakers use today into
focus. By developing a coherent set of tractable models, the book
enables students to explore and make sense of the pressing
questions facing global economies. Carlin and Soskice connect
students with contemporary research and policy in macroeconomics.
The authors' 3-equation model - extended to include the financial
system and with an integrated treatment of inequality - equips
students with a method they can apply to the enduring challenges
stirred by the financial crisis and the Great Recession. Key
features • Engaged with the latest developments in macroeconomic
research, policy, and debate, the authors make the cutting edge
accessible to undergraduate readers • The theme of inequality is
integrated throughout in modelling and applications, with
incomplete contracts in labour and credit markets underpinning the
presence of involuntary unemployment and credit constraints • The
content distils business cycles into a 3-equation model of the
demand side, the supply side, and the policy maker, providing a
realistic and transparent model which students can deploy to
address the questions that interest them • Open economy modelling
for both flexible and fixed exchange rate regimes builds on the
same foundations and handles oil and climate shocks, as well as the
Eurozone crisis • Features thorough treatment of the financial
system and how to integrate the financial and business cycles,
including coverage on policy design and implementation for
financial stability in the wake of the 2008-9 financial crisis and
an exploration of hysteresis in the context of the Great Recession
• Comprehensive coverage of monetary policy including the ample
reserves regime and of fiscal policy and debt dynamics • Unified
treatment of exogenous and endogenous growth models emphasizing the
different mechanisms through which diminishing returns to capital
can be offset, while Chapter 17 on the ICT revolution examines the
implications of innovation and technological change on the future
of work and inequality • Contains a chapter considering
contemporary quantitative macroeconomics research - including the
Heterogeneous Agent New Keynesian (HANK) model - exposing students
to the tools that researchers currently use, as well as the
benefits and limitations of these methods • End-of-chapter
'Checklist questions' enable students to assess their
comprehension, while 'Problems' prompt students to apply
independent critical thought • Also available as an e-book
enhanced with access to The Macroeconomic Simulator, Animated
Analytical Diagrams, and self-assessment activities enabling
students to recap content and investigate how models work at their
own pace Digital formats and resources This title is available for
students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats and
is supported by online resources. The e-book offers a mobile
experience and convenient access along with self-assessment
activities, multi-media content, and links that offer extra
learning support. For more information visit:
www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks/ This title is supported by a
range of online resource for students including
multiple-choice-questions with instant feedback, interactive
Animated Analytical Diagrams, access to The Macroeconomic
Simulator, web appendices which develop chapters 1, 4, 7, and 18,
In addition, lecturers can access PowerPoint slides to accompany
each chapter and answers to the problems and questions set in the
book.
A groundbreaking new historical analysis of how global capitalism
and advanced democracies mutually support each other It is a
widespread view that democracy and the advanced nation-state are in
crisis, weakened by globalization and undermined by global
capitalism, in turn explaining rising inequality and mounting
populism. This book, written by two of the world's leading
political economists, argues this view is wrong: advanced
democracies are resilient, and their enduring historical
relationship with capitalism has been mutually beneficial. For all
the chaos and upheaval over the past century-major wars, economic
crises, massive social change, and technological revolutions-Torben
Iversen and David Soskice show how democratic states continuously
reinvent their economies through massive public investment in
research and education, by imposing competitive product markets and
cooperation in the workplace, and by securing macroeconomic
discipline as the preconditions for innovation and the promotion of
the advanced sectors of the economy. Critically, this investment
has generated vast numbers of well-paying jobs for the middle
classes and their children, focusing the aims of aspirational
families, and in turn providing electoral support for parties.
Gains at the top have also been shared with the middle (though not
the bottom) through a large welfare state. Contrary to the
prevailing wisdom on globalization, advanced capitalism is neither
footloose nor unconstrained: it thrives under democracy precisely
because it cannot subvert it. Populism, inequality, and poverty are
indeed great scourges of our time, but these are failures of
democracy and must be solved by democracy.
What are the most important differences among national economies? Is globalization forcing nations to converge on an Anglo-American model? What explains national differences in social and economic policy? This pathbreaking work outlines a new approach to these questions. It highlights the role of business in national economies and shows that there is more than one path to economic success. The book sets a new intellectual agenda for everyone interested in relations between politics, economics, and business.
This authoritative new textbook integrates the modern monetary
framework, based on the 3-equation model of the demand side, the
supply side and the policy maker, with a model of the financial
system. As a result, the authors comprehensively address the
limitations of the mainstream macroeconomic model exposed by the
financial crisis and the Eurozone crisis. The book guides the
reader through the three principal steps required to integrate the
financial system within the macroeconomic model. Firstly, the
authors examine how the margin of the lending rate over the policy
rate is set in the commercial banking sector, how money is created
in a modern banking system and how the central bank can take
account of the working of the banking system in order to achieve
its desired policy outcome. Secondly, the authors explore the
characteristics of the financial system that result in
vulnerability to a financial crisis, with implications for fiscal
balance. The economy depends on the continuity of core banking
services and governments cannot afford to let them fail. This means
that important banks do not bear the full cost of their lending
decisions. As a result, they may have an incentive to take on
excessive risk. Thirdly, a simple model is developed of the
behaviour of highly-leveraged financial institutions as the basis
for a leverage or financial cycle in the economy. In addition, the
book extends the 3-equation model to the open economy and uses a
simple 2-bloc version of the 3-equation model to introduce global
imbalances. The case of a common currency area is handled within
the core model - both at the Eurozone level and at the level of
member countries. Every chapter emphasises how the different actors
in the economy behave and interact: what are they trying to achieve
and what limits their ability to put their intentions into
practice? This is extended to the modelling of growth, where the
role of innovation rents in the Schumpeterian model is highlighted.
It is essential that students understand previous periods of
growth, stability and crisis in preparing for future shocks. With
this in mind, the book enables the reader to interpret long run
historical data and to compare institutional detail in different
eras and across the world. Consequently, this text not only
develops the critical thinking skills required for academic
success, but ensures the reader can analyse data, trends, and
policy debates with the confidence necessary for a career in
economics or finance. As a result, it is essential reading for all
those interested in learning more about the current macroeconomic
system and the role played by financial institutions. Online
Resource Centre: For students: Conduct a range of exercises with
the closed and open economy versions of the model using the
Excel-based macroeconomic simulator. Develop your understanding
with additional technical material available in the accompanying
web appendices. For registered lecturers: Access the solutions to
end of chapter questions from the book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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++++ Essais Sur L'histoire De La Civilisation Russe Pavel
Nikolaevich Mili︠u︡kov, P. Dramas, David Soskice V. Giard & E.
Briere, 1901 Russia
The distinctive feature of this book is that it provides a unified
framework for the analysis of short- and medium-run macroeconomics.
This gives students a model that they can use themselves to
understand a wide range of real-world macroeconomic behavior and
policy issues. The authors introduce a new graphical model
(IS/PC/MR) based on the 3-equation New Keynesian model used in
modern macroeconomics. The three equations are the IS curve, the
Phillips curve, and an interest rate-based monetary policy rule.
The use of a common framework throughout for closed and open
economies helps students develop the economic intuition with which
to address a diversity of macroeconomic problems.
Applied chapters show how models can be used to analyze
performance in OECD economies over the past 25 years. The chapters
on growth present in-depth coverage of the Solow-Swan, endogenous,
and Schumpeterian models that allow students to understand how
these approaches can be used to anser the big questions of growth:
why some countries are rich and other are poor; why some catch up
and others do not. Because the book is based on the mainstream
3-equation model used at the research frontier, the book gives
students the economics background necessary for accessing advanced
macroeconomics. It is also designed to appeal to graduate students,
non-specialists in maacroeconomics, professional economists, and
those from related disciplines who want a guide to the complexities
of modern macroecnomics and to understand contemporary policy
debates.
Online Resource Center: The companion website will provide
exercises and checklist questions for students as well as
password-protected solutions and diagrams fromthe text for
instructors.
This book focuses on some of the most important political-economic changes in advanced industrialized countries over the past two decades, namely, the sharp rise in unemployment in some countries and the growth of inequality in others. Using a variety of methodological approaches, the essays provide different pieces to this puzzle and explain how economic outcomes may be linked to macroeconomic policies and wage bargaining practices. Focusing on the experiences of northern European countries, the book also explores the intersection of partisan politics, the international economy, and nationally specific institutions.
What are the most important differences among national economies? Is globalization forcing nations to converge on an Anglo-American model? What explains national differences in social and economic policy? This pathbreaking work outlines a new approach to these questions. It highlights the role of business in national economies and shows that there is more than one path to economic success. The book sets a new intellectual agenda for everyone interested in relations between politics, economics, and business.
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