The Economic Performance of the European Union

This book brings together a range of economists to provide a balanced look at recent EU dynamics, as well an exploration of future issues facing member states. With contributions on many aspects of European economic performance, this book is an essential resource for all academics interested in European economics.

KARL AIGINGER Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, University of Linz, Austria IVANA BÁTOROVÁ Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia ISTVAN BENCZES Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary JAN FILÁ?EK Czech National Bank, Prague, Czech Republic ROMAN HORVÁTH Czech National Bank and Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic DAVID HOWARTH School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK SVATOPLUK KAPOUNEK Department of Finance, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic EVZEN KO?ENDA CERGE-EI, Charles University and the Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; The William Davidson Institute, Michigan, USA; CEPR, London, UK IIKA KORHONEN Bank of Finland, Helsinki, Finland ALI M. KUTAN Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois, USA; The Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI), Bonn, Germany; The Emerging Markets Group, London, UK; The William Davidson Institute, Michigan, USA JITKA POM?NKOVÁ Department of Statistics and Operational Analysis, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic PETR ROZMAHEL Department of Economics, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic MARGIT SCHRATZENSTALLER Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna, Austria MICHAL SKO?EPA Czech National Bank and Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic MILAN SOJKA Department of Economics, MendelUniversity, Brno, Czech Republic; Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic TANER M. YIGIT Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey