The Open Economy Macromodel: Past, Present and Future

The Open Economy Macromodel: Past, Present and Future
Author: Arie Arnon
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2002-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781402071621

The Open Economy Macromodel: Past, Present And Future has two main objectives. The first is to assess the state of play of the Open Economy Macromodel by bringing together those who developed it with those who apply it today. The second is to assess possible directions for its future development. The volume is divided into three parts. Part one focuses on the models, men, and institutions involved in the development of the international macroeconomic model. In this section, the contributors examine the two monetary approaches to the balance of payments, as well as the relationship between long-term fluctuations in real exchange rates and inflation. Part two deals with the present state of the models by looking at Robert Mundell's theory of optimum currency areas (OCAs) and its relationship with key currencies. The chapters in this section also consider the impact of exchange rate variability on labor markets, as well as the interactions between theoretical developments and real-world behavior in the open economy macromodel. The third and last part of this volume provides a perspective on the future by looking at alternate models and institutional perspectives. Several contributors examine the relationship between asset prices, the real exchange rate, and unemployment in a small economy via what they call "a medium-run structuralist perspective". The future of institutional structures necessary to conduct international economic policy is the subject of the last chapters in part three of the volume.

Letter in a Woodpile

Letter in a Woodpile
Author: Ed Cullen
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2006-05
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1591862493

From NPR commentator ("All Things Considered") Ed Cullen comes this collection of humorous commentaries on life in southern Louisiana, including Mardi Gras, science fairs, and how the denizens of Guatemala North (Baton Rouge) stay cool.

Transformational Politics

Transformational Politics
Author: Stephen Woolpert
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1998-08-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780791439463

Argues that traditional political science is failing to identify and address fundamental political phenomena of our time and proposes an alternative value-based political science.

Campaign Finance Reform

Campaign Finance Reform
Author: Anthony Corrado
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 500
Release: 1997
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780815715818

A collection of documents and analysis focuses on the statutory, legal, and administrative dimensions of campaign financing, its regulation, and the potential for reform.