Introduction to the INFER-2018 special issue on applied macroeconomic policies in open economies

Abstract

This editorial provides an overview of recent empirical contributions to macroeconomic policies in open economies, with a focus on European and small emerging countries. It introduces a special issue composed of a selection of articles presented during the 20th Annual Conference of the International Network For Economic Research (INFER). The conference took place at the University of Goettingen in September 2018. The articles included in this special section discuss fiscal and monetary policy effects and continues covering labor market issues and the determinant and effects of international transfers for specific countries. Finally, a methodological paper that presents an improved technique for time series analysis closes the issue.