Der Abwertungstrend des Euro hält nun schon seit zweieinhalb Jahren an. Wie kann der anhaltende Niedergang erklärt werden? Renate Ohr, Joachim Starbatty und Peter Bofinger nehmen Stellung

Oil price increases and the persistent OPEC current account surpluses were considered the main problems of economic development in many industrial and developing countries long after the first oil crisis. Since 1983, however, the OPEC surpluses have been completely absorbed and the official base...