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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779254703321

Titolo

Transatlantic economic challenges in an era of growing multipolarity [[electronic resource] /] / Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Nicolas Veron, and Guntram B. Wolff, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2012

ISBN

1-280-87724-3

9786613718556

0-88132-650-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Collana

Peterson institute for international economics ; ; special report 22

Altri autori (Persone)

KirkegaardJacob F

VéronNicolas

WolffGuntram

Disciplina

337.7304

Soggetti

United States Foreign economic relations European Union countries

European Union countries Foreign economic relations United States

European Union countries Economic policy 21st century

United States Economic policy 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""I. 2010 Policy Conference, Washington, DC""; ""Ch 1. Postcrisis EU Governance""; ""Ch 2. From Convoy to Parting Ways?: Postcrisis Divergence Between European and US Macroeconomic Policies""; ""Economic Developments""; ""Monetary Policy""; ""Fiscal Policy""; ""Events, Politics, Doctrines, or Institutions? Summary of Findings""; ""How Transatlantic Divergence Matters""; ""References""; ""Ch 3. US Climate Change Policy: Implementing the Copenhagen Accord and Beyond""; ""Copenhagen Pledges and Abatement Costs""

""Prospects for Action in the United States""""Implications for US-EU Cooperation""; ""Appendix 3A US Regional Climate Initiatives""; ""Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative""; ""Western Climate Initiative""; ""Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord""; ""References""; ""Ch 4. EU Climate Change Policy: Can It Mobilize Innovations for Clean Energy Technologies?""; ""EU Climate Change Policy Beyond 20



Percent""; ""Assessing the Current Performance of Private Green Innovations""; ""Government Intervention for Green Innovations""; ""A New Momentum for Europe in Clean Energy Technologies?""

""Toward a Global Clean Energy Technology Market""""References""; ""Ch 5. The Transatlantic Relationship in an Era of Growing Economic Multipolarity""; ""Achievements So Far""; ""Addressing “Too Big to Fail�""; ""Conclusion""; ""Ch 6. Too Big to Fail: The Transatlantic Debate""; ""Historical Background, Before and During the Crisis""; ""Structural Differences Between the United States and European Union""; ""The “Bigness� Debate: Size, Interconnectedness, and Systemic Importance""; ""The “Failability� Debate: Allowing Banks to Go Under?""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""References""

""Ch 7. Reform of the GlobalFinancial Architecture""""Global Financial Systemic Issues Revealed by the Crisis""; ""The IMF and FSB Today""; ""Implications for the Global Financial Architecture""; ""Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""II. 2011 Policy Conference, Berlin""; ""Ch 8. Transatlantic Relations and Globalization in Time of Crisis?""; ""References""; ""Ch 9. The International Monetary System at a Crossroads: Opportunities and Risks for the Euro""; ""IMS and the Crisis""; ""Realistic Options for the Foreseeable Future""; ""A Key Question: The Role of China""

""Opportunities for Europe""""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Ch 10. European Monetary Unification: Precocious or Premature?""; ""Previous Studies""; ""A Fresh Look""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Ch 11. Europe�s Growth Emergency""; ""Why Growth Is So Important""; ""Developments During the Crisis""; ""Conclusions""; ""Appendix 11A: Country Groups""; ""References""; ""Ch 12. Challenges to Economic Recovery in the United States and Europe""; ""Recent Histories of Comparatively Sluggish Economic Growth""; ""Medium-Term Prospects for the US Economy""

""Medium-Term Growth Prospects for Western Europe""