In der Juliausgabe veröffentlichte der Wirtschaftsdienst einen Aufsatz von Georg Erber mit dem Titel „Irrungen und Wirrungen mit der Leistungsbilanzstatistik“. Dazu äußert sich Jan Priewe kritisch. Anschließend stellt Georg Erber in einer Erwiderung seine Sicht dar.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Trends in Growth since the GFC -- Chapter 3. Credit, Employment and the Current Account -- Chapter 4. Capital Formation and Foreign Investment -- Chapter 5. Inflation and Monetary Developments -- Chapter 6. Policy and Analyses Chapter -- 7. Reflexive, not...

Das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum ESM-Vertrag hat „Markierungsarbeiten“ bei der Durchsetzung des Demokratieprinzips geleistet. Konflikte zwischen Bundesverfassungsgericht und Europäischem Gerichtshof befürchtet der Autor allerdings bei der zu erwartenden Entscheidung über den...

A monetary union among autonomous countries cannot simultaneously maintain an independent monetary policy, national fiscal sovereignty and a no-bailout clause. These three features make up an impossible trinity, and attempts to preserve all three concurrently will ultimately end in failure. In...

1. Introduction -- Part I. The “Party Period” Before the Crisis -- 2. The Costs and Benefits for Joining a Common Currency with Emphasis on Weaker Member States: The Pre-crisis Debate -- 3. Greece Before the Crisis: The Critical Years in Domestic Politics -- 4. IMF and EU Reports on Greece...

1. Financial Integration, Bank Competition and Intra-Eurozone Foreign Direct Investment -- 2. Export Margins, Employment Skills and Financial Conditions: Stylized Facts from Greek Exporters -- 3. Why a revival of Greek manufacturing is a prerequisite to ensure a prosperous future for the country...

'Enrico Marelli and Marcello Signorelli provide an excellent analysis of the causes of the Eurozone crisis and of the strategies that we will have to follow to ensure the survival of the Euro.' - Paul De Grauwe, Professor of European Political Economy, London School of Economics, UK 'After...

Greece's economy symbolizes in many ways the Eurozone's economic problems and divergent interests as it amasses most of the economic disadvantages characterizing the Eurozone's economy itself. This book presents the economic and political challenges to Greece and the EU member states