Will EMU accelerate or retard structural reform in labour and product markets? The theoretical literature is ambiguous …. New descriptive evidence provided in this paper suggests that euro-area countries have made relatively good progress in … structural reform. However, it is much less clear whether progress can be ascribed to EMU membership. To explore further the …

Structural reforms in labour and product markets are required in a number of euro-area countries. A question in this … regard, which is the topic of this paper, is whether belonging to the euro area tends to help or hinder structural reform … the decade since 1993 between euro-area countries and other OECD countries. Overall, euro-area countries appear to have …

of EMU). Second it reviews how ERM2 is conducive to future euro-zone membership of the accession countries. From the …The paper discusses the framework of ERM2 (the exchange rate mechanism of EMU, the Economic and Monetary Union) and its … "outs" to fulfill the convergence criteria, and whether in this case "ins" open the door for the "outs" to enter the euro …

the Euro -- Chapter 4: Crisis and Public Support for the Euro, 1990-2014 -- Chapter 5: Political Economy of EMU …The long-term sustainability of the euro and the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) depends heavily on their ability to … his research on public support for and the economics and the political economy of the euro and EMU. . …

of EMU). Second it reviews how ERM2 is conducive to future euro-zone membership of the accession countries. From the …The paper discusses the framework of ERM2 (the exchange rate mechanism of EMU, the Economic and Monetary Union) and its … "outs" to fulfill the convergence criteria, and whether in this case "ins" open the door for the "outs" to enter the euro …