Die Eurokrise hat sich seit dem Sommer 2011 dadurch zugespitzt, dass der Finanzmarkt Italien und Spanien sowie viele europäische Banken wesentlich kritischer beurteilte und seine Kapitalzufuhr deutlich drosselte. Ein Grundproblem dabei ist, dass Italien so groß ist, dass es für die...

The consequences of consolidating EU representation at the IMF Executive Board by regrouping the 27 Member States into two EU constituencies, euro area and non-euro area, are discussed. In particular we contrast voting power as proposed by Penrose-Banzhaf (PBI) and Shapley-Shubik (SSI), and...

The paper analyses how the IMF brought its experience gained in emerging market sovereign debt crises in the troika’s handling of the euro crisis. We link models of multiple equilibria with the IMF's experience made in Latin American crises in the 2000s. We examine subsequent changes in the...

This paper gives an overview of the role of the IMF in the European debt crisis. It describes the rescue packages and the involvement of the IMF. The main part discusses the pros and cons of the participation of the IMF in elaborating and monitoring the economic adjustment programs for the...