Part 1 - The Eurozone as a (non) Optimum Currency Area -- STIGLITZ, Joseph. The fundamental flaws in the Euro Zone … Euro Area economic structures changing? -- ANDRADE, João A. S., DUARTE, Adelaide P. S. and SIMÕES, Marta C. N., Differences … in human capital and openness to trade as barriers to growth and convergence in the EU -- LOUÇÃ, Francisco. Has the euro …

in OCAs: The SGP and the EDP -- To Cope with Asymmetric Shocks in EMU: The Role of Labour Market Flexibility -- The … Concept of Labour Market Flexicurity in the Eurozone -- The Spanish Case: The Housing Market Bubble and External Disequilibria … -- The Global Crisis and Alternative Scenarios to Save the Euro: A Spanish Perspective -- Appendix: Ideology and Economics in …

1 Introduction -- 2 What Went Wrong With the Euro?.- 3 Public Debt: Introductory Remarks -- 4 Was the Eurozone an … of the Euro? -- 12 On the Destabilizing Effects of Bailouts -- 13 On Sound Money and Credit Conditions -- 14 The Case of … Problem -- 18 Can There Be Stable Currencies After the Euro? -- 19 The Gold Standard and Free Banking -- 20 An Unexpected …

-- 8. Any Future for the Euro?. … introduction of the European Monetary Union (EMU) has had on Euro area countries. Particular attention is given to balance of … payments deficits and surpluses, and the profound difficulties of rebalancing the Euro area. Throughout the chapters, the …

market, and the public sector. The book not only illustrates the scope of the problem, but also informs readers on the … market. …