Introduction: Managing Complexity -- The Path to European Monetary Union -- The Evolution of the Debt Crisis -- Economic Impact of the Euro: Who Benefits? -- Re-assessing the Criteria for an Optimum Currency Area in Europe -- What Went Wrong with Public and Macroeconomic Stabilization? -- Policy...

Dieses Buch stellt dar, warum wir die Europäische Währungsunion brauchen. Es plädiert für eine vertiefte Integration, ohne dabei deren mögliche Fallstricke auszublenden. Konkrete Maßnahmen werden diskutiert, um den Euro dauerhaft funktionsfähig zu machen. Neben der Verpflichtung aller...

Despite the success of policymakers and the European Central Bank in calming down financial markets since the summer of 2012, European leaders are still facing formidable challenges in making the single currency work in a complex environment. This book starts with a review of the necessary...

This report is the result of the joint work of a number of experts from various fields who have been - for many years – analysing the multidimensional effects of EU institutions and cooperation with Member States pursuant to European values and mechanisms. The authors summarise the benefits of...