We examine the impact of eurozone membership on sovereign creditworthiness over the period 1996-2017. We find that: (a …) the ratings boost was significantly higher in the pre-crisis period (with countries in the periphery of the eurozone being … joining the eurozone, and lowered borrowing costs (as measured by CDS spreads) in line with the ratings boost …

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European Union has reached its limits. Drawing on the lessons of the Eurozone crisis and of Brexit, this chapter argues that …