Productivity Puzzles Across Europe (Studies of Policy Reform)
Philippe Askenazy
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Description for Productivity Puzzles Across Europe (Studies of Policy Reform)
Hardcover. A volume on labour productivity in Europe in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. It provides rationales for recent productivity trends in France, the UK, Germany, and Spain, and analyses policy responses to the crisis and how these have affected post-recession outcomes. Editor(s): Askenazy, Philippe; Bellmann, Lutz; Bryson, Alex; Moreno Galbis, Eva. Series: Studies of Policy Reform. Num Pages: 352 pages, Figures and Tables. BIC Classification: 1D; KCB; KCF; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 353 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
The 2008 financial crisis put an end to an era of sustained economic growth in Europe. The size of the shock differed across European countries and affected economies in different ways. Yet despite this heterogeneity, most European countries suffered a prolonged period of economic slowdown which raised concerns about the risk of a secular stagnation in Europe. This book focuses on labour productivity in Europe, one of the main drivers of growth and prosperity. Although productivity trends became the focus of policy interest in the immediate aftermath of the recession in the UK, 'productivity puzzles' received much less attention in ... Read more
The 2008 financial crisis put an end to an era of sustained economic growth in Europe. The size of the shock differed across European countries and affected economies in different ways. Yet despite this heterogeneity, most European countries suffered a prolonged period of economic slowdown which raised concerns about the risk of a secular stagnation in Europe. This book focuses on labour productivity in Europe, one of the main drivers of growth and prosperity. Although productivity trends became the focus of policy interest in the immediate aftermath of the recession in the UK, 'productivity puzzles' received much less attention in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies of Policy Reform
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198786160
SKU
V9780198786160
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About Philippe Askenazy
Philippe Askenazy is senior researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS-Paris School of Economics) and Professor of Economics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. He is also a research fellow of the IZA (Bonn). He received his PhD in political economics from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) and was deputy-director of Cepremap. His main ... Read more
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