"Monetary union in Europe started in 1999. This book contains eleven papers and three review essays, which analyse a spectrum of empirical, theoretical, institutional and political aspects of the design and impact of fiscal policy in EMU. The contributors are some of the most experienced analysts in the field. Topics covered include the need for and consequences of fiscal coordination, constraints on national deficits and debt levels (th ..."
"In the debate, reference is often made to Denmark as a model for pension system reform. This book offers the first coherent and in-depth description and analysis of the Danish pension system and its structure and performance."
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on. 'Iceland: How. Could. This. Happen?' by. Thorvaldur. Gylfason. Søren Bo
Nielsen Thorvaldur Gylfason has given us a very interesting overview of Iceland's
road to the crash in 2008 and the factors precipitating the collapse in the first
place. Adopting a comprehensive and not merely economic perspective, he gives
us a thorough understanding of conditions fo ..."
"Tuljapurkar and Lee (discussed by Tuljapurkar, 1990) examined population growth rate and found that the variance in annual growth rates for human population projections can be decomposed as being roughly two-thirds due to variance in ..."