The initial introduction of the euro has, against many expectations, been accompanied by a decline in the value of the … euro (notably vis-à-vis the dollar and sterling). It has also been introduced at a time of high levels of unemployment … the euro, specifically from the policy and institutional arrangements within which the euro is embedded. It is the …

states of the European Union that has far-reaching implications for the long-run value of the euro, and therefore, on the …

prolonged growth. They contend that the economic impact of the euro, and its accompanying institutions, is likely to be … as the Stability and Growth Pact which govern the euro. The authors propose alternative policy and institutional … arrangements within which the euro should be embedded. They demonstrate that these would have the benefits of a single currency …