of the euro area. For this purpose, we differentiate between the departure of weak and strong countries, and examine the …

This research note discusses the Euro crisis in Greece in light of the referendum of July the 5th. It lays out the …

divergent-business cycles that this literature overlooks. We thus test directly for the impact of the Euro on business cycle … synchronization using two variants of Markov Switching models. Examining four small Euro zone countries, our results indicate there …, actually divergence. In contrast, when investigating three non-Euro zone countries, there is no significant loss of …

The euro crisis remains unresolved even as financial markets may seem calm for now. The current euro regime is … the euro are assessed and found lacking. A "Euro Treasury" scheme operating on a strict rule and specifically designed not … to be a transfer union is proposed here as a condition sine qua non for healing the euro's potentially fatal birth …

As the euro is on its second decade, the European sovereign debt crisis and the ever more evident disparities in … a descriptive analysis of the first twelve euro countries under six criteria, leading to a mixed conclusion on whether …

As the euro is on its second decade, the European sovereign debt crisis and the ever more evident disparities in … start by a descriptive analysis of the first twelve euro countries under six criteria between 1999 and 2009. We detect signs … of the euro area. …