This paper analyses the evolution of public support for the euro from 1990 to 2011, using a popularity function … half a million observations covering the 12 original euro area member countries, we find that the ongoing crisis has only … marginally reduced citizens' support for the euro – at least so far. This result is in stark contrast to the sharp fall in public …

spreads during the crisis, not only for euro area countries but globally. By contrast, regional spill overs and contagion have … been less important, including for euro area countries. The paper also finds evidence for herding contagion – sharp …