This text is no longer available in print format, but can be downloaded from www.coursesmart.co.uk at a discounted price of EURO30.Among the topics discussed are:
- Basic macroeconomic principles. - Open economy macroeconomic models. - The role of fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and income policies. - The history of the European Monetary System and how it evolved into the Eurozone. - The costs and benefits of participating in European Monetary Union (EMU) for Ireland and other member states. - The structure, role and policies of the European Central Bank. - Inflation and interest rate determination in the Eurozone. - National fiscal policies and the Growth and Stability Pact. - Economic adjustment to economic shocks in a monetary union. - The relative underperformance of the Eurozone economy in comparison with the United States.
The concluding chapters review recent Irish experience: - The rapid growth of the economy during the `Celtic Tiger' period, especially the exceptional performance of the Irish labour market. - The recent economic slowdown. - The medium-term prospects facing the Irish economy as a member of the Eurozone.
- ISBN13 9780717134922
- Publish Date 22 May 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 March 2013
- Publish Country IE
- Publisher Gill
- Imprint Gill Education
- Format Paperback
- Pages 512
- Language English