Economic Policy: Theory and Practice

Author:   Agnes Benassy-Quere (Professor, Professor, Paris School of Economics, University Paris 1 Panthion-Sorbonne) ,  Benoit Coeure (Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank and Affiliate Professor, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank and Affiliate Professor, Sciences Po (Paris)) ,  Pierre Jacquet (President, Global Development Network and Professor, President, Global Development Network and Professor, Ecole nationale des Ponts et Chaussies (ENPC, France)) ,  Jean Pisani-Ferry (Professor, Professor, Sciences Po (Paris))
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
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9780190912109


Pages:   704
Publication Date:   20 December 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Economic Policy provides a unique combination of facts-based analysis, state-of-the art economic theory, and insights from first-hand policy experience at the national and international levels to shed light on current domestic and international policy challenges. It is ideally suited for students, practitioners, and scholars seeking understanding both of the pragmatic constraints of real-world policy making and the analytical tools that enhance inquiry and inform debates.The authors draw on their experiences as academics and as policy makers in European and international institutions to offer a deep dive into the rationale, design, and implementation of economic policy across a range of policy domains: fiscal policy, monetary policy, international finance, financial stability, taxes, long-term growth and inequality. Highlighting the ways experience, theories, and institutions interact, each chapter starts with historical examples of dilemmas and shows how theoretical approaches can help policy makers understand what is at stake and identify solutions. The authors highlight the differences between the positive approach to economic policy (how do policies impact the economy), the normative approach (what should be policymakers' objectives and against which criteria should their action be judged), and the political-economy constraints (what are the limits and obstacles to public intervention). They rely on the most recent academic research, providing technical boxes while explaining the mechanisms in plain English in the text, with appropriate illustrations.This new edition is informed by such important recent developments as the Great Recession, the strains on the European Union and the Euro, the challenges of public and private debt, the successes and setbacks to emerging markets, changes to labor markets along with the increased attention to inequality, the debates on secular stagnation and its implications for conventional and unconventional monetary policy, the re-regulation of the financial sector, the debt overhang in both the public and the private sector.

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Author:   Agnes Benassy-Quere (Professor, Professor, Paris School of Economics, University Paris 1 Panthion-Sorbonne) ,  Benoit Coeure (Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank and Affiliate Professor, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank and Affiliate Professor, Sciences Po (Paris)) ,  Pierre Jacquet (President, Global Development Network and Professor, President, Global Development Network and Professor, Ecole nationale des Ponts et Chaussies (ENPC, France)) ,  Jean Pisani-Ferry (Professor, Professor, Sciences Po (Paris))
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   1.270kg
ISBN:  

9780190912109


ISBN 10:   0190912103
Pages:   704
Publication Date:   20 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Extremely useful not only for graduate students but also for policy makers and practitioners like myself. * Marco Buti, Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission * Not just a textbook but also a reflection on the causes and effects of the current global financial and economic crisis. * Yongding Yu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences * A remarkable achievement, that fills an enormous gap. * Guido Tabellini, Bocconi University * A fascinating example of how economics can be used to explain a complicated world and come up with convincing policy conclusions. * Hans-Werner Sinn, University of Munich and CESifo * Students and policymakers alike will find this book useful, engaging and thought-provoking. * Philipp Hildebrand, Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank * An indispensable guide for economists, policymakers and students. * Jacques de LarosiAre, BNP-Paribas, former IMF Managing Director * A superb job. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the turbulent times we live in. * Raghuram Rajan, Chicago's Booth School of Business * A remarkable achievement...Let's hope Economic Policy becomes widely used. If so, it will revolutionize the teaching of macroeconomics. * Alan S. Blinder, Princeton University, former Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System * This book is a book I would have loved to write. * Olivier Blanchard, MIT and Chief Economist, IMF * A unique combination of positive and normative analysis...paving the way for a fresh approach to understanding and teaching economics. * Erik BerglAf, Chief Economist, EBRD * A revolutionary approach to teaching in macroeconomics...This book will undoubtedly influence researchers and policy makers for many years to come. * Philippe Aghion, Harvard University *


A revolutionary approach to teaching in macroeconomics...This book will undoubtedly influence researchers and policy makers for many years to come. -Philippe Aghion, Harvard University A unique combination of positive and normative analysis...paving the way for a fresh approach to understanding and teaching economics. -Erik Bergloef, Chief Economist, EBRD This book is a book I would have loved to write -Olivier Blanchard, MIT and Chief Economist, IMF A remarkable achievement...Let's hope Economic Policy becomes widely used. If so, it will revolutionize the teaching of macroeconomics. -Alan S. Blinder, Princeton University, former Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System A superb job. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the turbulent times we live in. -Raghuram Rajan, Chicago's Booth School of Business An indispensable guide for economists, policymakers and students. -Jacques de Larosiere, BNP-Paribas, former IMF Managing Director Students and policymakers alike will find this book useful, engaging and thought-provoking. -Philipp Hildebrand, Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank A fascinating example of how economics can be used to explain a complicated world and come up with convincing policy conclusions. -Hans-Werner Sinn, University of Munich and CESifo A remarkable achievement, that fills an enormous gap. -Guido Tabellini, Bocconi University Not just a textbook but also a reflection on the causes and effects of the current global financial and economic crisis. -Yongding Yu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Extremely useful not only for graduate students but also for policy makers and practitioners like myself. -Marco Buti, Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission


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Agnès Bénassy-Quéré is a professor at the Paris School of Economics - University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a member of the French macro-prudential authority. She previously chaired the French Council of Economic Advisors. Benoît Coeuré is a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank and an affiliate professor at Sciences Po (Paris). He has served in various international and domestic positions at the French Treasury and is a former co-Chair of the Paris Club. Pierre Jacquet is President of the Global Development Network (GDN) in New Delhi (India) and professor at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chausées (ENPC). He is the former Chief Economist and Executive Director of Strategy of the French Development Agency. Jean Pisani-Ferry is a professor at Sciences Po (Paris) and at the Hertie School of Governance (Berlin). He holds the Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa chair at the European University Institute in Florence. From 2005 to 2013 he was the founding director of Bruegel, the European think tank and served from 2013 to 2017 as Commissioner-General of France Stratégie, the ideas lab of the French government.

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