To address the on-going crisis in the euro area it is proposed to introduce a scheme of conditional, overt monetary financing of public investment (COMFOPI). The inadequate response of monetary and fiscal policy is shown to explain the weak performance of the euro area compared with other...

To address the on-going crisis in the euro area it is proposed to introduce a scheme of conditional, overt monetary financing of public investment (COMFOPI). The inadequate response of monetary and fiscal policy is shown to explain the weak performance of the euro area compared with other...

Die Krise im Euroraum ist noch nicht bewältigt. Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in den Krisenländern ist als Folge der Austeritätspolitik desaströs und belastet zunehmend den gesamten Währungsraum. Die wesentliche Ursache der Krise, die dauerhafte Verletzung des Inflationsziels auf der...

The euro area crisis drags on. Austerity measures in the crisis countries are deepening an already severe recession and this is having knock-on effects on the entire currency area. Policymakers have largely ignored the central cause of the crisis - the persistent failure by member states to keep...