Title:The Linkage of Interest Rates Within the Ems
Author(s):ARTIS, Michael J.; ZHANG, WendaDate:1998Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The paper explores the linkage between interest rates in Germany and the United States with those on other currencies within the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) of the European Monetary System. Monthly data on money market ...
Title:The Lira and the Pound in the 1992 Currency Crisis: Fundamentals Or Speculation?
Author(s):FRATIANNI, Michele; ARTIS, Michael J.Date:1996Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The prevalent explanation of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) currency crisis of September, 1992 is that myopic speculation prevailed over the ''fundamentals.'' Our paper explores the reasons why the Italian lira and the ...
Title:The Measurement of Pure Negative Freedom
Author(s):CARTER, IanDate:1992Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Examining the question of whether or how far freedom is measurable contributes to the analysis of the concept of freedom in two ways. First, it involves attempting to establish criteria for answering questions about 'how ...
Title:The Migrant Worker Factor in Labour Market Policy Reform
Author(s):DEVITT, CamillaDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Research on labour market policy reform in Western Europe has given insufficient attention to the 'migrant worker factor'. Concerns about reduced availability of migrant workers, as well as more traditional concerns regarding ...
Title:The Modernity of Social Life
Author(s):WAGNER, PeterDate:1999Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Over the past two decades, the term 'modernity' has ever more replaced the term 'modern society' in sociological analyses of contemporary societies. This signals the attempt by sociologists to advance beyond the theorem ...
Title:The Natural Real Interest Rate and Monetary Policy: A Review
Author(s):GIAMMARIOLI, Nicola; VALLA, NatachaDate:2004Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The level of real interest rates actually observed does not necessarily coincide with its natural level. This paper contrasts a number of approaches that have served to elaborate alternative concepts referred to as the ...
Title:The New European Agencies: Regulation by Information
Author(s):MAJONE, GiandomenicoDate:1997Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The new European agencies have been denied powers normally granted to regulatory bodies. In most cases their functions are limited to providing information and networking with other institutions. Thus, they seem to be ...