In the long aftermath of the acute global financial crisis of 2008/09, the need to get economies back on track and to handle high levels of public and private debt has created conflicting objectives. Challenges yet to be mastered are the need to avoid counterproductive measures of adjustment and the persistent need to "rebalance" the economy with new sources of growth and productivity. Hence, there is an urgent requirement for policies to reverse the decline in public and private investment, and to fuel innovation.These needs, and the corresponding policy challenges, are especially prevalent in Europe, in particular Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. On this issue, this book contributes important lessons learned from earlier balance sheet recessions. It also addresses the often overlooked link between macroeconomic imbalances and economic inequality. A mix of contributions from academics and policy-makers focus on the interaction between monetary policy and financial stability, adding regional perspectives to the resulting dilemmas and trade-offs.This book is essential reading for the study of economics in emerging economies.
Contents:PrefaceEwald Nowotny, Doris Ritzberger-Grunwald and Helene SchuberthPART I FRAMING THE DISCUSSION ON REBALANCING CHALLENGES1. European Investment to Support CESEE and Euro Area CountriesEwald Nowotny2. The Rebalancing Challenge in EuropeBradford Delong3. Mid-Term Growth Perspectives for CESEEMarek Belka4. Rebalancing the CESEE Economies: A Crucial Agenda for Future YearsSir Suma ChakrabartiPART II BALANCE SHEET ADJUSTMENTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH5. Fighting Balance Sheet Recessions: A Japanese Lesson for the Euro ZoneRichard Koo6. Post-Crisis Recovery in Slow-Motion Mode: The Role of the Non-Financial Corporate SectorMartin Gachter, Martin Geiger, Florentin Glotzl and Helene Schuberth7. Private and Public Sector Deleveraging in the EuJan In 'T Veld, Peter Pontuch and Rafal RaciborskiPART III MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENTS AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY8. External Rebalancing: Is it Cyclical or Structural?Daniel Gros9. Macroeconomic Imbalances and Economic Inequality in CESEEMario Holzner10. Inequality, the Crisis and StagnationTill van TreeckPART IV THE FUTURE OF (CENTRAL) BANKING IN EUROPE11. The ECB, the Banks and the SovereignsLukrezia Reichlin12. Europe's Banking Union: Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty?Thorsten Beck13. What can Monetary Policy Achieve, and What is the Relation between Monetary Policy and Financial Stability?Lars E.O. SvenssonPART V REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON MONETARY POLICY ISSUES: DILEMMAS AND TRADE-OFFS14. Policy Trade-offs in CESEE and ElsewhereRaimondas Kuodis15. A Central Bank's Dilemmas in Highly Uncertain Times: A Romanian ViewDaniel Daianu16. A Monetary Financial Framework of the Central Bank of Montenegro: Is Financial Stability a Feasible Central Bank Goal?Nikola Fabris17. Inflation Targeting and Use of the Exchange Rate as a Monetary Policy Instrument: The CNB ExperienceMiroslav SingerIndex