’s prosperity. The paper focuses on olitical events in Italy over the past 35 years and asks whether the adoption of the euro in … 1999 has helped insulate Italy’s financial markets from the adverse consequences of its traditionally unstable political … system. We find that important political events have exerted a statistically and economically significant effect on Italy …

to the European mast) contributed to Italy's stagnation over the past twenty-five years? The existing literature is … divided on this question. The dominant interpretation is that Italy's stagnation is due to insufficient liberalization, and …

The COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a resurgence of the euro crisis. In this context, Italy seems particularly vulnerable … the common currency. Based on a novel survey experiment, this paper shows that the pro-euro coalition is fragile in Italy …: support for the euro is lower than in most other eurozone countries, and a possible exit could have serious consequences for …

European Union. Regression results are provided for Western Germany, France, and Italy. It is shown that labour mobility is … highest in Germany, followed by France, and Italy. However, even in Germany, the accommodation of a shock to unemployment by …

European Union. Regression results are provided for Western Germany, France, and Italy. It is shown that labour mobility is … highest in Germany, followed by France, and Italy. However, even in Germany, the accommodation of a shock to unemployment by …

By estimating a staggered price model over the period 1980q1-2010q2, this paper documents that, after the euro …

By estimating a staggered price model over the period 1980q1-2010q2, this paper documents that, after the euro …