Bulletin Issue 59 (Winter 1993/94) - Contents

In This Issue

· Highlights of this issue

Feature

· Comparative Experience of Economic Growth in Postwar Europe

Conferences

The following conferences were discussed in this issue:

· Regionalism - Trade and Growth

· Macroeconomics, Politics and Growth in Europe

· Industrial Location - New Theories and Evidence

· Regionalism

Workshops

The following workshops were discussed in this issue:

· The Economy of Japan - Comparative Institutions

· European Integration - Economics of Migration

· Labour Economics

· Competition Policy - Political Economy

Discussion Meetings

The following Discussion Meetings were discussed in this issue:

· Labour Markets - German Immigration

· International Trade - Regionalism and the GATT

· Regional Integration - Inter-war Lessons

CEPR Books

The following CEPR Books were discussed in this issue:

· Quantitive Aspects of Post-war European Economic Growth edited by Bart van Ark and Nicholas Crafts

· Economic Growth in Europe Since 1945 edited by Nicholas Crafts and Gianni Toniolo

· International Comparison of the Financial System and Regulations, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

· Banks, Finance and Investment in Germany edited by Jeremy Edwards and Klaus Fischer

· Empirical Studies of Strategic Trade Policy edited by Paul Krugman and Alasdair Smith

· The Location of Economic Activity: New Theories and Evidence by Paul Krugman and Anthony Venables

· About CEPR Publications

Discussion Papers

The following Discussion Papers were discussed in this issue:

· The Impact of Emigration on Real Wages in Ireland 1850-1914 by George R Boyer, Timothy J Hatton and Kevin H O'Rourke

· Retirement of Spouses and Social Security Reform by Josef Zweimüller, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer and Josef Falkinger

· Phasing in and Phasing Out Protectionism with Costly Adjustment of Labour by Larry S Karp and Thierry Paul

· A Domino Theory of Regionalism by Richard E Baldwin

· Explaining Disparities in Unemployment Dynamics by Marika Karanassou and Dennis J Snower

· Skill Shortages, Productivity Growth and Wage Inflation in UK Manufacturing by Jonathan Haskel and Christopher Martin

· The Design of Reform Packages Under Uncertainty by Mathias Dewatripont and Gérard Roland

· Growth in a Dual Economy by Magnus Blomström and Edward N Wolff

· Do Low-Income Countries Have a High-Wage Option? by Dani Rodrik

· Eastern Germany: Can't We Be More Optimistic? by Michael C Burda and Michael Funke

· New-Firm Start-ups in Italy by David B Audretsch and Marco Vivarelli

· Innovation and R&D Spillovers by Zoltán J Acs, David B Audretsch and Maryann P Feldman

· Computing Effective Tax Rates on Factor Incomes and Consumption: An International Macroeconomic Perspective by Enrique G Mendoza, Assaf Razin and Linda L Tesar

· Inequality and the Political Economy of Eurosclerosis by Paul Krugman

· Gross Worker and Job Flows in Europe by Michael C Burda and Charles Wyplosz

· Does a Tougher Environmental Policy Raise Unemployment? Optimal Taxation, Public Goods and Environmental Policy With Rationing of Labour Supply by A Lans Bovenberg and Frederick van der Ploeg

· Is Fixed Investment the Key to Economic Growth? by Magnus Blomström, Robert E Lipsey and Mario Zejan

· Why Does the Self-Employment Rate Vary Across Countries and Over Time? by Zoltán J Acs, David B Audretsch and David S Evans

· Fixed Exchange Rates as a Means to Price Stability: What Have We Learned? by Lars E O Svensson

· One Business Cycle and One Trend from (Many) Many Disaggregates by Danny T Quah

· Employment, Innovation and Union Bargaining Models: New Tests and Evidence from UK Manufacturing Firms by John Van Reenen

· Immigration, Human Capital and Growth in the Host Country: Evidence from Pooled Country Data by Juan J Dolado, Alessandra Goria and Andrea Ichino

· Competition, Competition Policy and the GATT by Bernard Hoekman and Petros C Mavroidis

· Italy's Economic Performance 1945-92 by Nicola Rossi and Gianni Toniolo

· The Economics of Bankruptcy and the Transition to a Market Economy by István Abel and Konstantine Gatsios

· A Model of the ERM Crisis by F Gulcin Ozkan and Alan Sutherland

· Predicting Turning Points in the UK Inflation Cycle by Michael J Artis

· Getting a Fair Share of the Plunder? Technology, Skill and Wages in British Establishments by John Van Reenen

· Search, Concave Production, and Optimal Firm Size by Eric Smith

· Why People Don't Find Work by Dennis J Snower

· Union Membership and Wage Bargaining When Membership is Not Compulsory by Alison L Booth and Monojit Chatterji

· Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation by William Easterly and Sérgio Rebelo

· Integration, Specialization and Adjustment by Paul Krugman and Anthony J Venables

· Public Investment and Welfare: Theory and Empirical Implications by Tullio Jappelli and Andrea Ripa di Meana

· Income Risk, Borrowing Constraints and Portfolio Choice by Luigi Guiso, Tullio Jappelli and Daniele Terlizzese

· Accountability and Decentralization in Government: An Incomplete Contracts Model by Paul Seabright

· Nominal Rigidity and Monetary Uncertainty by Neil Rankin

· Large Shareholders, Private Benefits of Control and Optimal Schemes for Privatization by Francesca Cornelli and David D Li

· Privatization and Deindustrialization in East Germany by Wendy Carlin

· Dynamic Behaviour of Wages and Employment: A Bargaining Model Introducing Adjustment Costs by Leonor Modesto

· Interest Associations and Economic Growth. A Critique of Mancur Olson's `Rise and Decline of Nations' by Brigitte Unger and Frans van Waarden

· Comparative Productivity in East and West German Manufacturing Before Reunification by Nienke Beintema and Bart van Ark