Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series EMU, Macroeconomics and Children AUTHOR(S) Anthony B. Atkinson Published: 1998 Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series How can EMU be expected to affect the children of Europe? Macroeconomics in OECD countries has tended to become a remote and abstract subject, discussed in aggregate terms which seem far removed from the everyday experience of families. Much of this paper is concerned with making the link between macroeconomic analysis and family welfare, a link which is important for all age groups, but particularly so for children. Childhood is a vulnerable stage of the life-cycle, and children may be especially sensitive to macroeconomic shocks yet the public debate about EMU has been largely divorced from the concerns of families and children. Several proposals emerge from the analysis for improvements in our monitoring of economic performance to make them more family orientated. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 24 | Thematic area: Economic Development | Tags: child welfare, economic development, european communities, family income, family welfare | Publisher: UNICEF ICDC, Florence × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Anthony B. Atkinson 1998 EMU, Macroeconomics and Children. , pp. 24.
