, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain (PIIGS) countries during the period 2005 to 2011. To accomplish our objective, we divide …This paper investigates whether cointegration and causality relationships exist among the stock markets of the Portugal … Greece and the rest of the countries. The findings have important implications for portfolio diversification benefits and the …

. I use a dynamic general equilibrium closed economy model to compute the dynamic Laffer Curves for Portugal, Ireland …, Greece and Spain for different class of taxes. The general equilibrium effects of the interaction of labor tax, consumption …Unsustainable levels of debt in some European economies are causing considerable strain in the Euro area. Successful …

net external debt levels. In Spain and Portugal, cost competitiveness relative to the rest of the euro area would need to … improve by about 30%, and by more than twice that in Greece. In peripheral countries, a combination of structural reforms to … structurels à des balances compatibles avec des niveaux durables de dette extérieure nette. L’Espagne et le Portugal …

the stock indices of the PIIGS economies (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain). Design/methodology/approach – The …

The paper argues that the Greek debt crisis, as well as those of other Southern European countries and Ireland, has to … countries can only solve their public debt problems if there is a change in German current account surpluses. The paper explores …