This paper develops a theoretical model which replicates main features of the euro overnight interbank market and the … the interbank market, a refinancing operation with unlimited liquidity supply and two standing facilities offered by the …

Economic analyses largely ignore Europe's fragmented public sphere, a feature that distinguishes the euro area from … identifying the key crisis-related topics in articles from four opinion-forming newspapers in the largest euro-area countries … considers where blame for the crisis has been laid with the aim of informing the current debate on euro-area governance reform …

This paper reviews the performance of the euro area since the euro's launch 20 years ago. It argues that the euro … crisis has exposed existential flaws in the euro regime. Intra-area divergences and the corresponding buildup of imbalances … unemployment continue to plague euro crisis countries. Its huge current account surplus highlights that the euro currency union …

This dissertation is a collection of three essays dealing with selected problems of the Euro Area during its most …