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The possibility that the euro area might break up was being raised even before the single currency existed. These … scenarios were then lent new life five or six years on, when appreciation of the euro and problems of slow growth in various … unlikely, I argue here, that one or more members of the euro area will leave in the next ten years; total disintegration of the …
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others used the gravity model on a much smaller data set to estimate the effects of the euro on trade among its members. The … that were estimated in the euro's first four years hold up in the second four years? The answer is yes. Second, and more … explanations for the gap between 15% and 200%. First, lags. The euro is still very young. Second, size. The European countries are …
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lost in terms of economic and social cost from 2002 to 2014 as a consequence of the super-evaluation of the Euro and the … -- PART II: Some Empirical Evidence: Why European Treaties are a Negative-sum Game -- 11. The Cost of the Super-Euro: 2002 …
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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 …
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All of the attempts to end the euro crisis and to return the Eurozone countries to healthy growth rates of income and …
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A detailed and informed analysis of the current crisis facing the eurozone, examining the root causes and exploring the possible outcomes and uncertain future of the European Union and its currency. Chapters include case studies of Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Greece, as well as broader...
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This sequel to the author's earlier well-received Euro On Trial, shows how European Monetary Union became a main engine …
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Euro Crash diagnoses the three fatal design flaws in EMU as constructed by the Maastricht Treaty and analyses future …
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This report describes an easily computable model of the relation between cigarette prices and cigarette consumption in the United States. The model is used to predict the revenue impacts of Federal excise tax hikes ranging from $0.45 to $1.76 per pack
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This paper models and estimates ex ante safety-net benefits at a sample of large banks in US and Europe during 2003-2008. Our results suggest that difficult-to-fail and unwind (DFU) banks enjoyed substantially higher ex ante benefits than other institutions. Safety-net benefits prove...
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