The euro crisis remains unresolved even as financial markets may seem calm for now. The current euro regime is inherently flawed, and recent reforms have failed to turn this dysfunctional regime into a viable one. Our investigation is informed by the "cartalist" critique of traditional "optimum...

This paper addresses two main questions: (a) Has European integration hindered the implementation of labour, financial and product market structural reforms? (b) Do the effects of these reforms vary more across sectors than across countries? Using more granular reform measures, longer time...

Fostering the emergence of a "European identity" was one of the declared goals of the euro adoption. Now, years after the physical introduction of the common currency, we investigate whether there has been an effect on a shared European identity. We use two different datasets in order to assess...

Als Gastredner bei der diesjährigen Jahresversammlung konnte der Vorsitzende der Präsident der Europäischen Zentralbank, Jean-Claude Trichet, gewonnen werden. In seinem Festvortrag ging er der Frage nach, inwieweit die Einführung des Euro die europäische Integration befördert hat und...