Books in the National Institute of Economic and Social Research Economic and Social Studies series

This 1985 book is a comparative study of the origins and experience of inflation from 1950 until the 1980s in six specific nations, and in the world economy as a whole. It looks at the history of inflation, the relationship of changes in rates of inflation and real income growth.

This book is a survey of macroeconomic policy in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s which argues that there were important elements of continuity in the way decisions were actually taken year-by-year and month-by-month in the Treasury and the Bank of England in this period.

The most contentious events in recent British economic history are the recession following the Lawson boom, and the slump of the early 1980s. Surveying over 600 of the UK's leading companies, Geroski and Gregg examine the affects of the recession on company performance. Their work is a must for all students of applied economics.

This book provides a nuts-and-bolts comparison between the Swiss and British schooling and training systems. It explores the exceptionally satisfactory transition process for youngsters from school to work in Switzerland, which accounts for low unemployment and a highly successful economy.

This 1947 book is divided into three parts. Part I discusses the historical background, the internal organization and the business of the clearing banks. Part II investigates the floating debt and the London gold and silver markets. Part III deals with institutions prior to 1914, the war of 1914, and the world crisis and after.

This book provides a nuts-and-bolts comparison between the Swiss and British schooling and training systems. It explores the exceptionally satisfactory transition process for youngsters from school to work in Switzerland, which accounts for low unemployment and a highly successful economy.

This 1973 book contains the results of a research project carried out at the National Institute between 1966 and 1969 on the economics of urban form. The effects of size, shape and form on costs of construction are examined for various model settlements.

Macroeconomic modelling has been one of the most important and influential areas of economic research. This book presents contributions from the leading researchers working in this area as part of the ongoing research project sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council, Bank of England and UK Treasury.

The high level of unemployment in Britain in the 1980s led many people to believe that it would continue indefinitely. After a preliminary examination of the statistics of employment and unemployment in Britain, this 1991 book exposes the major factors determining their trends as a basis for considering the likely developments and policy options.

The behaviour of the labour market is widely seen as the cause of the UK's poor economic performance since the mid-1960s. In this book, first published in 1994, an international group of economists assemble micro- and macroeconomic evidence on the UK, the US, France and Germany, and discuss whether the UK labour market is different, and also if it has changed over time.

An assessment of the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in driving globalisation, growth and European Integration. Presenting research by leading experts in an accessible style, it will be vital reading for professionals and students in disciplines including European integration, international economics, growth economics and international business.

This biography of Robert Hall, the highly respected and influential Economic Adviser to the government between 1947 and 1961, puts a new slant on the events of these years as well as assessing Hall's role in them.

This short historical account of monetary regimes since 1900 shows how the role of policy has changed, and how this has related to experience of inflation and the real economy, as well as to changes in political philosophies. The narrative concentrates on developments in America, Europe and Japan.

There are many explanations of why some countries are richer than others. This book compares levels of income among industrialised countries, and goes on to explain them. Central to the explanation are the science base and the level of research and development it supports.