According to the literature, two main factors sparked the European debt crisis: (1) macroeconomic imbalances originated by national governments and (2) institutional design flaws leading to feeble response by European authorities; still, economists disagree on the factors' strength. Using Bai...

Italian Abstract: Questo articolo discute l'integrazione monetaria europea, ricordando i benefici e i costi dell'euro per gli Stati membri. Esamina le politiche adottate sulla scia della crisi finanziaria e discute le sfide associate. Viene fornita una prospettiva sulla possibile progettazione a...

We study the consequences of broader access to credit and to capital markets on household's decisions over the number of children. In a life-cycle model of choice with forward and backward caring between parents and children, we analyze the effects of relaxing adults' borrowing constrains and...