Competitiveness in the European Economy - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0415712327 ISBN 13: 9780415712323

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2014

Riassunto

This book deals with the relationship between the competitiveness of countries in Europe and the analysis of macroeconomic imbalances. It focuses mainly on a European analysis, along with special studies of the German economy, which is rarely considered to be a cause for the current crisis. The book also compares Germany with Italy, providing a comparative perspective on structural reforms.

The first part of this book analyses macroeconomic imbalances based on a new framework from the analysis of the flow of founds rather than balance of payments, and presents an alternative measure of unit labour cost comparisons to investigate the relationship between imbalances and competitiveness. The second part is dedicated to the analysis of the trade performance of Germany and Italy and the sustainability of the German model in the EMU. The third part describes the reform policies implemented by Germany and their effect on imbalances; this includes wage moderation, the labour market reforms and weak labour demand. The final part explores the regional inequalities within Germany and Italy, providing useful lessons regarding fiscal federalism and regional banking developments.

In conclusion, a big part of the problems within the Euro Area are generated by the use of a wrong framework of analysis, where the EMU is considered as a fixed exchange rate regime and not a single country. This book provides an alternative view which holds at the core the relationship between sectors. It is stressed throughout the book that the German behaviour has contributed to the rise of imbalances between countries due to its growth model, not suitable for a big developed country in a currency union. This book also finds that stressing banking integration within countries helps to reduce regional inequalities, which has important implications for the management of Europe’s future banking union and macroeconomic imbalances.

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L'autore:

Stefan Collignon is a Professor of Economic Policy at Sant Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy

Piero Esposito is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Sant Anna School of Advanced Studies and researcher in internationalisation and international trade at Centro Europa Ricerche (CER), Italy

Contenuti:

Avant propos: Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister of Italy  Part 1 Introduction and overview  1. Competitiveness: an overview (Stefan Collignon and Piero Esposito).  Part 2: Measuring competitiveness  2. Unit labour costs and their economic impact on stability in the Euro Area (Stefan Collignon).  3. How promising is wage restraint for a large economy? The example of Germany before and during the current crises. (Torsten Niechoj).  Part 3: Structural transformations   4. Hartz IV and the consequences: have labour market reforms destroyed the German model? (Joachim Möller)  5. Italy’s industrial tissue and the issue of total factor productivity. (Stefano Fantacone and Christian Mongeau Ospina)  6. Structural transformations in Italy and Germany: a discussion. (Enrico Saltari).  Part 4: Europeanization or globalization?  7. The German Model as a blueprint for Europe? (Sebastian Dullien)  8. Is Germany’s model of export-led growth sustainable? (Ulrich Fritsche).  9. Are Italy’s and Germany’s economic strategies competitive or complementary? (Paolo Guerrieri and Piero Esposito).  Part 5: Regions and federalism  10. Mezzogiorno and Neue Bundesländer: what lessons can Germany learn from Italy? (Francesca Bartoli , Zeno Rotondi and Denni Tommasi).  11. East Germany on the path from transition to European integration: results, shortcomings, future challenges (Gerhard Heimpold and Mirko Titze).  12. Fiscal federalism: what lessons can Italy learn from Germany? (Kristina van Deuverden).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0415712327
• ISBN 13: 9780415712323
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 216
• Redattore: Collignon Stefan, Esposito Piero