Beschreibung:
Top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. This book examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy developments at the national level. The volume provides up-to-date assessments of the World Trade Organization's current Trade Policy Reviews.
Editors' Introduction. 1. What drives spreads in the euro area government bond market?: Simone Manganelli and Guido Wolswijk. 2. Financial integration, capital mobility, and income convergence: Abdul Abiad, Daniel Leigh and Ashoka Mody. 3. The political economy under monetary union: has the euro made a difference?: Marcel Fratzscher and Livio Stracca. 4. Job protection legislation and productivity growth in OECD countries: Andrea Bassanini, Luca Nunziata and Danielle Venn.