The Greek bail-out was highly controversial. An oft-heard assessment is that i) the bail-out was a mistake, ii) the … political haggling over it was irrational and iii) the bail-out will create a moral hazard problem. Contrary to this view, our … analysis suggests that, given EMU's present political-economic set-up, i) the bail-out was unavoidable, ii) the lengthy process …

The Greek bail-out was highly controversial. An oft-heard assessment is that i) the bail-out was a mistake, ii) the … political haggling over it was irrational and iii) the bail-out will create a moral hazard problem. Contrary to this view, our … analysis suggests that, given EMU's present political-economic set-up, i) the bail-out was unavoidable, ii) the lengthy process …

This paper argues that the key issue for defining and solving the Eurozone's (EZ) difficulties lies in readjusting the … essence of today's crisis we analyze to what extent a troubled periphery EZ member can negotiate a bailout from the center due …

Eurozone in two parts. Part I explains why limited liability may have resulted in excessive debt accumulation: A commitment …

monetary taps, bailout taps, austerity taps and devaluation taps. I propose a simple model of government bond markets with …

design of Council voting rules has required so much bargaining and cumbersome marathon negotiations. …

marathon negotiations. The internal decisionmaking rules in the Council have substantial impact on both the national …