Institutional Conflicts and Complementarities

Inhaltsangabe1. Editorial. 2. Strategic Interactions of the ECB, Wage Bargainers, and Governments; R. Franzese. 3. Varieties of Capitalism and Institutional Complementarities; P. Hall, D. Soskice. 4. Wage and Wage-Bargaining Institutions in EMU: A Survey of the Issues; L. Calmfors. 5. Multiple Wage Bargaining Systems in the Single European Currency Area; D. Soskice, T. Iversen. 6. Strategic Wage Setting in a Monetary Union; L. Cavallari. 7. Interest Groups, Enlargement of EMU and Labor Market Reform; M. Neugart. 8. Does Price Stability Exacerbate Labor Market Rigidities in EMU? S. Holden. 9. Communication, Coordination and Common Knowledge in Monetary Policy: Implications for the Euro Area; D. Stasavage. 10. The European Central Bank: Implications of the Appointment Process for Monetary Policy; K. Chang. 11. Who is Afraid of the Big Bad Central Bank? Union-Firm-Central Bank Interactions and Inflation in a Monetary Union; A. Muscatelli, P. Tirelli, Carmignani. 12. Institutional Complementarities and Conflicts between Wage Bargaining Institutions and an Independent Central Bank; P. Mooslechner, M. Schürz.