European Union

NIGEL ALLINGTON Bye Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics, Downing College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK; Member, Julian Hodge Applied Macroeconomics Institute, Cardiff University, UKJOSÉ ALBIAC Researcher, Economics Department, CITA (Government of Aragón), SpainRUI HENRIQUE ALVES Invited Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, University of Porto, PortugalDAVIDE FURCERI University of Illinois, Chicago, USAJESÚS FERREIRO Associate Professor in Economics, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, SpainJOCHEN HARTWIG Researcher, Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research, Switzerland; Lecturer, University of St Gallen, Switzerland; Lecturer, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, SwitzerlandECKHARD HEIN Senior Researcher for Macroeconomic Policies, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK), Hans Boeckler Foundation, Dusseldorf, Germany; Visiting Lecturer, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, GermanyJUAN RAMÓN MURUA Professor of Economics, Applied Economics Department, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU)TORSTEN NIECHOJ Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Goettingen, GermanyMARGIT SCHRATZENSTALLER Researcher, Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; University of Applied Sciences, Vienna, AustriaFELIPE SERRANO Professor in Economics, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain; Head of Department, Applied Economics V, University of the Basque Country,Bilbao, Spain

• Introduction; J.McCombie & C.Rodriguez Guidelines for Sustained Growth in the EU? The Concept and Consequences of the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines; E.Hein & T.Niechoj Does the Maastricht Treaty Matter for Real Convergence? D.Furceri 'Nonsense Upon Stilts': An Assessment of the European Stability and Growth Pact and How it Might be Reformed; N.Allington & J.McCombie Is the Transatlantic Gap in Economic Growth Really Widening?; J.Hartwig Company Tax Competition and Coordination in an Enlarged EU; M.Schratzenstaller Does an Aging Population Justify a Radical Reform of Public Pension Systems in the European Union?; F.Serrano & J.Ferreiro The European Union Budget: CAP and European Economic Priorities; J.R.Murua & J.Albiac The European Union and (Fiscal) Federalism; R.H.Alves

'The overall impression of the book is that it combines comprehensive and accurate reasoning with good accessibility in a concise way. Due to the topicality and the introductory approach, it is well suitable as a textbook for undergraduates as for all those interested in a critical discussion of economic governance on the European level.' - Bernd Berghuber, INTERVENTION - European Journal of Economics and Economic Policy