50 Years of EU Economic Dynamics (eBook) von Richard Tilly

Dedicated to Jacques Delors - A Leading Spirit of European Integration

The European Union 50 Years On: Some Comments on Its Early History.- Global Shift The European Union, the United States, and the Emergence of China.- Growth and Competitiveness in Euro Area Economies.- Financial Market Integration and Monetary Policy.- Instability of the Eurozone? On Monetary Policy, House Prices and Structural Reforms.- Financial Markets and Global Integration.- Banking, Financial Market Dynamics and Growth in the EU Single Market.- Banking, Financial Market Structures and Growth in the EU Single Market.- Information and Communication Technology: Dynamics, Integration and Economic Stability.- The Role of Information and Communications Technology in Improving Productivity and Economic Growth in Europe: Empirical Evidence and an Industry View of Policy Challenges.- Growth, Jobs and Structural Reform in France.- Growth, Jobs and Structural Reform in the Netherlands.- Growth, Jobs and Structural Reforms in Greece.- Economic Catching-Up, Price Levels and Inflation Rates in Central and Eastern Europe.- On the Value and Need for Revising the Economic Policy Framework in the Union.- An Alternative Route to Europe An Alternative for Europe?.- Remarks on the Future Challenges of the European Union.- Applying a Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian Approach to Europe and Its Lisbon Agenda.- Ageing and Economic Growth in Europe Assessing the Impact of Systemic Pension Reforms.- The EU Emissions Trading System and Its Sustainability Impact on European Industry.- Is a European Constitution for an Enlarged European Union Necessary? Some Thoughts Using Public Choice Analysis.

Experts present their analyses of historical developments as well as new economic challenges for the European Union. Contributors, representatives from major banks and academia, point out the dramatic economic shifts among and within Europe, Asia, and the United States. At the bottom line of this EU analysis are major implications for investors, managers, policymakers, and the public at large in both the EU and the rest of the world.