Recoge: 1. Introduction - 2. The QUEST model - 3. Policy simulations - 4. Supply shocks - 5. Conclusions.

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Fiscal and Monetary Policy in the Eurozone offers systematic analyses of the economic policy framework of the Eurozone and critiques current ideas about how to move forward, making it essential reading for postgraduate students of economics and of keen interest to researchers, policymakers, journalists, and financial strategists.

Recoge: 1. Introduction and scope of the paper. - 2. Measuring the profitability of venture capital funds. - 3. Profitability of European venture capital funds. - 4.Comparison of European and Us venture capital funds. - 5. Concluding remarks.