This book offers a critical perspective from which toobserve evolution of the Euro Area and the European Union in these …Front Cover -- Economic Imbalances and Institutional Changes to the Euro and the European Union -- Copyright Page … -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Economic Imbalances and Institutional Changes to the Euro and the European Union …

-- 8. Eurpoe's real economic challenges -- 9. The politics that the euro needs -- 10. Great Britain or little England --11 …. Remembering what the euro is for …

Macroeconomic adjustment in the euro area periphery was more recessionary than pre-crisis imbalances would have … warranted. To make this claim, this paper uses a Propensity Score Matching Model to produce counterfactuals for the Eurozone … more in the Eurozone periphery than in the standard counterfactual scenario. These results are not dictated by any specific …

Structural policies in the euro area are of great interest for the Eurosystem, particularly as they can support the … opportunities for enhanced structural policies in EU and euro area countries which can yield substantial gains by boosting long … Member States, bringing the euro area closer to the requirements of an optimal currency area and improving the transmission …

example has been cruelly shaken by the EZ (Euro Zone) crisis, originating increasing doubts about the integration process. It … periphery countries, but surely they will drive Euro Area as a whole to stagnation and lost decades of economic growth, if not … the world. …