The Economic Performance of the European Union

Introduction
PART I: EU PERSPECTIVES: SYSTEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CURRENCY ISSUES
The Swedish Economic Model: Lessons To Be Learned; K.Aiginger
European Central Bank Inflation Target And The Economic Growth In The Eurozone; S.Kapounek and L.Lacina
Real Effective Exchange Rate for the Euro: Equilibrium and Misalignment; A.Rusek
Exchange rate policy strategy in the large-currency areas; S.Kapounek and J.Pom?nková
Euro Area Enlargement and European Central Bank Reform; D.Howarth
PART II: EU EXPANSION: NEW MEMBERS IN THE EU ENVIRONMENT
Fiscal Convergence in Monetary Union: Are Pilgrims to EMU Better Disciplined than Eurozone Members?;
E.Ko?enda, A.M.Kutan and T.M.Yigit
Business Cycles Similarity and EMU Enlargement: The Concordance Index for Central and Eastern European Countries; P.Rozmahel
Monetary Policy before Euro Adoption: Challenges for EU New Members; J.Filá?ek, R.Horváth and M.Sko?epa
Fiscal performance and economic growth in the old and new member states of the EU; I.Benczes
PART III: VARIOUS ASPECTS OF EU ECONOMIES: CHINA AND THE WORLD ECONOMY, FDIs, COMPANY TAXATION, ECB AND THE 'NEW' MEMBER STATES
Company Taxation in the European Union Current Developments and Implications for the Coordination Debate; M.Schratzenstaller
Policy of the ECB and its Impact on Economic Development of New Members of EU; M.Sojka
New Global Players and Disharmonies in the World Orchestra: Cohesion Analysis of Business Cycles of China;
J.Fidrmuc, I.Korhonen and I.Bátorová