Perspectives on the performance of the continental economies / edited by Edmund S. Phelps and Hans-Werner Sinn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Phelps, Edmund S.

Sinn, Hans-Werner.

Series:

CESifo seminar series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic indicators.

Europe, Western--Economic conditions--1945-.

Europe, Western.

Western Europe.

Economic conditions.

Economic indicators--Europe, Western.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 500 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2011]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

These chapters, written from widely varying perspectives demonstrates the shortcomings and strengths of some methods of econmoics as much as they do the shortcomings and strengths of some economies of Western continental Europe.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Gauging and Explaining Economic Performance in Continental Europe / Edmund S. Phelps Phelps, Edmund S., Hans-Werner Sinn Sinn, Hans-Werner 1

2 Entrepreneurship in Europe and the United States: Security, Finance, and Accountability / Roman Frydman Frydman, Roman, Omar Khan Khan, Omar, Andrzej Rapaczynski Rapaczynski, Andrzej 27

3 Europe's Venture Capital Institutions Are Good Enough / Richard Robb Robb, Richard 65

4 Promoting Entrepreneurship: What Are the Real Policy Challenges for the European Union? / Anders N. Hoffmann Hoffmann, Anders N. 91

5 Innovations to Foster Risk-Taking and Entrepreneurship / Robert J. Shiller Shiller, Robert J. 135

6 Europe: Cultural Adjustment to a New Kind of Capitalism? / Harold James James, Harold 151

7 Venturesome Consumption, Innovation, and Globalization / Amar Bhidé Bhidé, Amar 169

8 Cyclical Budgetary Policy and Economic Growth: What Do We Learn from OECD Panel Data? / Philippe Aghion Aghion, Philippe, Ioana Marinescu Marinescu, Ioana 223

9 Policies to Create and Destroy Human Capital in Europe / James J. Heckman Heckman, James J., Bas Jacobs Jacobs, Bas 253

10 Market Forces and the Continent's Growth Problem / Gylfi Zoega Zoega, Gylfi 323

11 Controversies about Work, Leisure, and Welfare in Europe and the United States / Robert J. Gordon Gordon, Robert J. 343

12 Revisiting the Nordic Model: Evidence on Recent Macroeconomic Performance / Jeffrey D. Sachs Sachs, Jeffrey D. 387

13 The Welfare State and the Forces of Globalization / Hans-Werner Sinn Sinn, Hans-Werner 413

14 Payroll Taxes, Wealth, and Employment in Neoclassical Theory: Neutrality or Nonneutrality? / Hian Teck Hoon Hoon, Hian Teck 429

15 Economic Culture and Economic Performance: What Light Is Shed on the Continent's Problem? / Edmund S. Phelps Phelps, Edmund S. 447.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780262295413

0262295415

9786613148070

6613148075

OCLC:

738437885

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