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xvi, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
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CESifo seminar series |
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CESifo seminar series.
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| Notes |
Paul De Grauwe is Professor of Economics at the Catholic University of Leuven, the author of Economics of Monetary Union, and the editor of two previous books in the CESifo Seminar Series published by the MIT Press, Exchange Rate Economics: Where Do We Stand? (2005) and (with Jacques Melitz) Prospects for Monetary Union after the Euro (2005) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Series Foreword vii |
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Introduction ix |
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1. The Economics behind the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index Paul De Grauwe 1 |
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2. Competitiveness, Economic Performance, and Structural Policies: An OECD Perspective Xavier Sala-i-Martin Sala-i-Martin, Xavier 19 |
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3. Concepts and Measurements of Competitiveness: Toward an Integrated Approach Alain de Serres Jean-Philippe Cotis Cotis, Jean-Philippe Romain Duval Duval, Romain 95 |
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4. Explaining and Forecasting Euro Area Exports: Which Competitiveness Indicator Performs Best? Eckhard Siggel Siggel, Eckhard 121 |
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5. An Assessment of the Trends in International Price Competitiveness among EMU Countries Michele Ca' Zorzi Bernd Schnatz Schnatz, Bernd 149 |
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6. Benchmarking the Competitiveness of Nations: Benevolence versus Equal Treatment? Christoph Fischer Fischer, Christoph 181 |
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7. Business Taxes and International Competitiveness: Understanding How Taxes Can Distort Capital Ownership and Designing a Nondistortive International Tax System Wim Moesen Moesen, Wim Harry P. Bowen Bowen, Harry P. 207 |
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8. Competitiveness: A Comparison of China and Mexico Michael S. Knoll Knoll, Michael S. 255 |
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Contributors Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso Martinez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada Sebastian Vollmer Vollmer, Sebastian Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann Nowak-Lehmann, Felicitas 273 |
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Index Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann Nowak-Lehmann, Felicitas Sebastian Vollmer Vollmer, Sebastian Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso Martinez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada 275 |
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20111004 |
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Competition, International.
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| Alt Author |
Grauwe, Paul de.
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| Alt Series |
2009050744 |
| ISBN |
9780262013963 |
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0262013967 |
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