Volume 44
March/April 2009 · Number 2

Editorial

• “Murky Protectionism” in Europe: How Should Binding Rules Be Evaluated in Tough Times?

  Simon J. Evenett

Forum

• Reforming the International Financial System

  Daniel Gros, Ulrich Klüh, Philip R. Lane, Beatrice Weder di Mauro

Articles

• Distributional Issues in the Context of the Economic Crisis in Europe

  Andrew Watt

• Current Account Deficits in the New Member States: Causes and Consequences

  Robert C. Shelburne

• Service Offshoring: Is Europe Different?

  Welf Werner

• The Evolution and Convergence of OECD Tax Systems

  Johannes Becker, May Elsayyad

Economic Trends

• Ten Years EMU – Reality Test for the OCA Endogeneity Hypothesis, Economic Divergences and Future Challenges

  Jürgen Matthes

Index

• HWWI Index of World Market Prices for Commodities