We test the hypothesis that the government bond markets in the Eurozone are more fragile and more susceptible to self … countries in the Eurozone during 2010-11 was disconnected from underlying increases in the debt to GDP ratios and fiscal space … argue that this can drive member countries of the Eurozone into bad equilibria. We also find evidence that after years of …

We analyze the similarities and the differences in the fragility of the European Monetary system (EMS) and the Eurozone … foreign exchange markets while in the Eurozone it was the absence of a lender of last resort in the long-term government bond … Eurozone the roles were reversed. The national central banks that became part of the Eurosystem were strengthened. This came at …

This paper argues that the key issue for defining and solving the Eurozone’s (EZ) difficulties lies in readjusting the …

In this note, we argue that the Eurozone needs an institutional exit mechanism to enhance Eurozone stability, and … incentives for intra-Eurozone capital flight and maintaining Eurozone price stability. Our modifications eliminate moral hazard …

This paper examines the demand and supply shocks observed in the present Eurozone member states and those observed in … some neighboring countries. The analysis is based on recent data and each Eurozone member country is compared with an … aggregate series corresponding to an area made up of the entire Eurozone minus the country being compared. The results of the …

self-fulfilling multiple equilibria arise.I analyze the implications of this fragility for the governance of the Eurozone …

In this paper we provide empirical evidence documenting the nature of the Eurozone’s fragility. We find that during … periods of turmoil, financial markets have tended to impose strong programs of austerity on member countries of the Eurozone … present in the Eurozone. Our policy conclusion is that the institutional changes that have been introduced in the Eurozone …