This study presents a cost-benefit analysis of euro adoption for the case of Bulgaria. Based on a review of existing … similar studies for other East European EU member states, it outlines the basic types of potential costs and benefits of euro … important nuances which may be of relevance for the analysis of euro adoption in Eastern Europe in general. …

rates EUR/GRD and EUR/ITL during the euro zone membership period. Leaving the euro area one can expect the following market … rates: EUR/GRD 600 and EUR/ITL 1850. That would mean 75% depreciation and 5% appreciation to the current euro parities EUR …

Well-functioning economic structures are key for resilient and prospering euro area economies. The global financial and … sovereign debt crises exposed the limited resilience of the euro area’s economic structures. Economic growth was masking … underlying weaknesses in several euro area countries. With the inception of the crises, significant efforts have been undertaken …

susceptibility to asymmetric shocks transmitted mostly through trade channels) - preparedness of the Polish economy to the euro … euro area members) and continues to rise. This confirms the increasing complementarity of Poland's economy with the … economic structures of the euro area partners which reduces the probability of asymmetric shocks. …