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The Greek bail-out was highly controversial. An oft-heard assessment is that i) the bail-out was a mistake, ii) the political haggling over it was irrational and iii) the bail-out will create a moral hazard problem. Contrary to this view, our analysis suggests that, given EMU's present...
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by 6.2% in 2020 (6.6% in the euro area), leading to soaring unemployment and temporary unemployment. The key question …
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measures taken during the pandemic from the perspective of fragmentation of labour market statuses, notably by focusing on non …
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The closures of childcare providers to most families during the COVID-19 crisis have underlined the importance of access to childcare, both to support paid work and to help shape young children's environment. However, the crisis has had severe consequences for the finances of childcare...
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by individual countries: fiscalfederalism; banking federalism; a profound overhaul of EU/euro-area institutions;and short …
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The European Union growth agenda has become even more pressing because growth is needed to support public and private sector deleveraging, reduce the fragility of the banking sector, counter the falling behind of southern European countries and prove that Europe is still a worthwhile place to...
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The crisis has underlined the strong interdependence between the euro-area banking and sovereign crises. To understand … required. The data shows that at the start of the crisis, most continental euro-area countries were characterised by the large …. Consequently, concern about sovereign solvency was bound to have major consequences for banks. The structural vulnerability of euro …
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credible. The exposure to Greece cannot explain the general and large decline in euro area banks' market cap. Instead, a …Stress in the interbank market has increased dramatically since July and bank stock market valuation has fallen by 22 … general confidence crisis of the euro area banking system, or more deeply the euro area construction, might be driving the …
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restructuring of the sovereign debts in the euro area. Second, they should promote immediate growth-enhancing measures to be … an upgrading of the Greek value chain. Third, they should address risks to financial stability in the euro zone by …
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