warranted. To make this claim, this paper uses a Propensity Score Matching Model to produce counterfactuals for the Eurozone … crisis countries (Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Cyprus, Spain) based on over 200 past macroeconomic adjustment episodes between … more in the Eurozone periphery than in the standard counterfactual scenario. These results are not dictated by any specific …

convergence and crisis with a specific focus on Greece. The paper extends the seminal Balassa-Samuelson model to include … productivity increases in Greece. …

While the financial protection measures enacted by the ECB and the community of Eurozone members have calmed financial … markets, they have left the competitiveness problem of the Eurozone's southern countries and France unresolved. The paper …

entering the Exchange Rate Mechanism II (ERM II). The European Central Bank recommends that the ERM II central rate should …

We analyze current account imbalances through the lens of the two largest surplus countries; China and Germany. We … its current account surplus, Germany’s surplus has continued to increase throughout and after the crisis. Second, for … turned from being undervalued to overvalued, Germany’s currency has erased its level of overvaluation and become undervalued …

projection model for the Euro Area (aggregate data), Germany, Italy, and Portugal, we analyze the interaction between both …