This is a systematic study of how the interdependence of fiscal and monetary policies and the interaction of party governments and central banks affect the fiscal-policy mix in 18 industrial democracies in America, Europe and Asia.
Fiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits have to be tackled aggressively at all times and at all costs. In this masterful book, three of today's leading …
This is the most in-depth analysis of inequality and social polarization ever attempted for a preindustrial society. Using data from the archives of the Venetian Terraferma, and compared with information available for elsewhere in Europe, Guido Alfani and Matteo Di Tullio demons…
"This text is aimed at a Master's level course in Macroeconomics with a strong emphasis on the theoretical underpinnings and computational methods used in modern macro. It is well suited to the first semester of a Ph.D. course in Macroeconomics or a high-level undergraduate cour…
"This text is aimed at a Master's level course in Macroeconomics with a strong emphasis on the theoretical underpinnings and computational methods used in modern macro. It is well suited to the first semester of a Ph.D. course in Macroeconomics or a high-level undergraduate cour…
Introduction -- The context of the emergence of gender-responsive budgeting: gender machinery and the state -- The role of gender-focused institutions in parliament in gender-responsive budgeting -- The contribution of the women's movement to making economic policy more gender r…
