Globalization and Unemployment

H. Wagner: Introduction.- Globalization: Challenges: D. Citrin, S. Fischer: Meeting the Challenges of Globalization in the Advanced Economies.- Historical Perspectives: K.H. O'Rourke: Globalization in Historical Perspective.- Unemployment: Empirical Trends: R. Schettkat, M. Verhagen: International Unemployment Trends: Measurement and Stylized Facts.- Theoretical Explanations: T. Beißinger, J. Möller: Unemployment: Theoretical Explanations; B. Fitzenberger: Comment; W. Vogt: Endogenously Biased Technical Progress and the Macroeconomic Structure of Employment and Wages.- Globalization and Unemployment: Effects of Globalization on Unemployment: O. Landmann: Wages, Unemployment, and Globalization: a Tale of Conventional Wisdoms; A. Heise: Comment.- Effects of European Monetary Integration on Unemployment: A. Belke, D. Gros: Effects of European Monetary Integration on Unemployment: How Costly Was (Intra-European) Exchange Rate Variability?; C. Hefeker: Comment.- Globalization, Unemployment, and Economic Policies: Labor Market Policy: N. Berthold, R. Fehn: Labor Market Policy in a Global Economy; J. Kromphardt: Labor Market Analysis and Labor Market Policy in a Global Economy - An Alternative View (Commentary Paper).- Fiscal Policy: C. Fuest, B. Huber, F. Wöhlbier: Fiscal Policy and Unemployment in a Global Economy; M. Wrede: Comment .- Stabilization Theory: H. Wagner: Globalization and Inflation; P.J.J. Welfens: Comment.