Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Theory of Trade Agreements and Economic Integration, Size of Economics, Trade Costs …

Part 1 - The Eurozone as a (non) Optimum Currency Area -- STIGLITZ, Joseph. The fundamental flaws in the Euro Zone … dominating the Eurozone and the European Union, concerning both the monetary policy and the budgetary and fiscal policy. The … Euro Area economic structures changing? -- ANDRADE, João A. S., DUARTE, Adelaide P. S. and SIMÕES, Marta C. N., Differences …

This book examines the Eurozone crisis in light of theoretical and empirical evidence. The first half explores specific … theoretical contributions within a framework of growth theory models to examine the two major pillars of the European construction … half presents results of counterfactual simulations using the Oxford Econometric model and estimates what the Eurozone has …

The Economics of Monetary Union: the Theory of Optimum Currency Areas (OCAs) -- The Economic Rationale of Fiscal Rules … 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 … Acceptable Currency Union? -- 5 Preconditions of a Monetary Union -- 6 What Was the Theory Behind the Formation of EMU? -- 7 Will … the Eurozone Dissolve Into Its Constituents? -- 8 Can There Be an Efficient Dissolution of a Monetary Union? -- 9 Complete …

disregarding important macroeconomic imbalances, Euro-monetarists have derailed the entire Eurozone project to such an extent that …1. Eurozone Crises -- 2. An 'Optimal' Currency Area: What Could it Mean? -- 3. Why was the EMU Established?: Different … -- 8. Any Future for the Euro?. …

A detailed and informed analysis of the current crisis facing the eurozone, examining the root causes and exploring the …