This volume was prepared by Markus Reischmann while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in June 2015 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich in November 2015. It includes five self-contained chapters in the fields of public...

This dissertation is a collection of three essays dealing with selected problems of the Euro Area during its most recent crisis. It applies empirical, theoretical, and institutional analyses to gain new insights into many of its financial aspects. The first essay offers an alternative...

Using an estimated large-scale New-Keynesian model, we assess welfare and business cycle consequences of a fiscal union within EMU. We differentiate between three different scenarios: public revenue equalisation, tax harmonisation and a centralised fiscal authority. Relative to the status quo,...

Mit der drohenden Staatspleite einzelner Länder hat der Traum von der Europäischen Währungsunion seinen Glanz eingebüßt und seine Risiken offenbart. Angela Merkels Diktum "Scheitert der Euro, dann scheitert Europa" versucht die Währungsfrage in einen größeren Zusammenhang zu stellen. Das...