How much did fiscal policy contribute to euro area real GDP growth during the Great Recession? We estimate that discretionary fiscal measures have increased annualized quarterly real GDP growth during the crisis by up to 1.6 percentage points. We obtain our result by using an extended version of...

This paper explores the connection between "zombie" firms (firms that would typically exit in a competitive market) and bank health and the consequences for aggregate productivity in 11 European countries. Controlling for cyclical effects, the results show that zombie firms are more likely to be...

We extend household-level data from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey using aggregate series and micro-simulations to investigate heterogeneity in the euro area. We quantify shocks to wealth, income and financial pressure faced by various categories of households since the onset of...

This paper exploits a unique cross-country, firm-level survey to study the responses of European firms to the sharp demand and credit contraction triggered by the global Great Recession of 2009. The analysis reveals that cost reduction — particularly labour cost reduction through the...

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...

1. Introduction -- 2. State Intervention and Principle of Proportionality -- 3. Literature Review – Global Economics Leading Up To and Resulting From the 2007 Economic Crisis -- 4. Interventions by Governments -- 5. Research Methods -- 6. Overview of EU Responses to the Global Economic Crisis...

Chapter 1. Debt valuation: An alternative method to avoid future default (Thomas Poufinas and Evangelos Drimpetas) -- Chapter 2. The impact of Quantitative Easing Policy on the government debt and the NPLs of the Eurozone periphery countries (Dionysios Chionis, Fotios Mitropoulos and Antonios...

Wo zeigt sich bereits heute eine Haftungsunion? -- Inwiefern ist der Wiederaufbaufonds die Blaupause für einen fiskalisch-zentralistischen Europäischen Währungsfonds? -- Kommt ein Schuldenerlass? -- Sind griechische „Geuros“ und italienische „Minibots“ als Regierungsgeld die Lösung?...

Warum ist die Politik der Alternativlosigkeit so gefährlich? -- Was heißt „Krisenpolitik“ und weshalb wirken ihre Folgen desintegrativ? -- Was sind die Kosten der Niedrigzinspolitik? -- Wie hoch waren die Schuldenerleichterungen für Griechenland wirklich? -- Inwiefern gefährden...