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Macroeconomy of the Euro zone : an Irish perspective / Anthony J. Leddin and Brendan M. Walsh.

By: Leddin, Anthony J.
Contributor(s): Walsh, Brendan M.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Gill and Macmillan, 2003Description: xiv, 498 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 071713492X; 9780717134922.Subject(s): Macroeconomics | International economic relationsDDC classification: 339
Contents:
Introduction to macroeconomics -- Introduction to the theory of income determination -- The consumption function and income determination -- Fiscal policy and the business cycle -- Fiscal policy in Ireland -- Money and banking -- The price level and the money supply in the long run -- Money and interest rates in a closed economy -- The foreign exchange market and exchange rates -- Inflation and interest rates in open economies -- Fixed exchange rate systems: theory and history -- The European monetary system: precursor to the euro -- Irish exchange rate policy from the Sterling link to EMU -- European monetary union -- The European Central Bank and economic policy in EMU -- Interest rate, exchange rate and fiscal policy in the eurozone -- The IS-LM model -- The Mundell-Fleming model -- Hedging against exchange rate and interest rate risk -- The labour market -- The Phillips curve and the inflation-unemployment trade-off -- The labour market and unemployment -- Measuring the economy's performance: introduction to National Income Accounting -- The performance of the Irish economy in the long run.
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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.

Includes index.

Introduction to macroeconomics -- Introduction to the theory of income determination -- The consumption function and income determination -- Fiscal policy and the business cycle -- Fiscal policy in Ireland -- Money and banking -- The price level and the money supply in the long run -- Money and interest rates in a closed economy -- The foreign exchange market and exchange rates -- Inflation and interest rates in open economies -- Fixed exchange rate systems: theory and history -- The European monetary system: precursor to the euro -- Irish exchange rate policy from the Sterling link to EMU -- European monetary union -- The European Central Bank and economic policy in EMU -- Interest rate, exchange rate and fiscal policy in the eurozone -- The IS-LM model -- The Mundell-Fleming model -- Hedging against exchange rate and interest rate risk -- The labour market -- The Phillips curve and the inflation-unemployment trade-off -- The labour market and unemployment -- Measuring the economy's performance: introduction to National Income Accounting -- The performance of the Irish economy in the long run.

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Author notes provided by Syndetics

Anthony J. Leddin is currently senior lecturer in economics at the University of Limerick. Brendan M. Walsh is Professor of the National Economics of Ireland at University College Dublin.