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The Eurozone crisis and the transformation of EU governance: internal and external implications

Rodrigues, Maria João. & Xiarchogiannopoulou, Eleni. & EBSCOhost. (2014). The Eurozone crisis and the transformation of EU governance: internal and external implications. Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 15 Απριλίου.   To βιβλίο περιλαμβάνει τα εξής επιμέρους κεφάλαια:     Transcending or descending? : European integration in times of crisis / Zoe Lefkofridi & Philippe Schmitter Economic crisis and the internationalisation of EU competition policy / Michelle Cini The transformation of …Read More

Buttonwood: Let’s get fiscal, A new book from a prescient economist

Buttonwood: Let’s get fiscal, A new book from a prescient economist, The Economist, 19 Δεκεμβρίου 2014.   What is the Japanese word for Schadenfreude? For much of the late 1990s and early 2000s, Western economists and politicians were happy to lecture the Japanese government about the mistakes it made in the aftermath of its asset bubble. But six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the investment bank whose demise …Read More

Southern Europe and the Financial Earthquake – Coping with the First Phase of the International Crisis

Verney, S., Bosco, A. & Lobo, M. C. (Eds.) (2014) “Southern Europe and the Financial Earthquake – Coping with the First Phase of the International Crisis“, South European Society and Politics, Routledge Publications, Οκτώβριος.   Following the outbreak of the international financial crisis, Southern Europe became an epicentre of economic instability and international concern. The prospect of a sovereign debt default in the eurozone’s ‘flaky fringe’ sent shock waves through …Read More

The End of Normal: The Great Crisis and the Future of Growth

Galbraith, J. K., The End of Normal: The Great Crisis and the Future of Growth, Simon and Shuster, New York: Σεπτέμβριος 2014.   The years since the Great Crisis of 2008 have seen slow growth, high unemployment, falling home values, chronic deficits, a deepening disaster in Europe—and a stale argument between two false solutions, “austerity” on one side and “stimulus” on the other. Both sides and practically all analyses of …Read More

The Euro Trap. On Bursting Bubbles, Budgets, and Beliefs

Sinn, H.-W. (2014) The Euro Trap. On Bursting Bubbles, Budgets, and Beliefs, Oxford University Press 2014.   This book offers a critical assessment of the history of the euro, its crisis, and the rescue measures taken by the European Central Bank and the community of states. The euro induced huge capital flows from the northern to the southern countries of the Eurozone that triggered an inflationary credit bubble in the …Read More

Η Ευρώπη εν μέσω οικονομικής κρίσης – Συνέπειες της νομισματικής ένωσης

Τσούκαλης, Λ. (2014) “Η Ευρώπη εν μέσω οικονομικής κρίσης – Συνέπειες της νομισματικής ένωσης“, Εφημερίδα «Καθημερινή», 14 Σεπτεμβρίου.   ΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΟΥΤΣΙΑΡΑΣ: Οι καιροί αλλάζουν – εμείς; Κείμενα για την ευρωπαϊκή πολιτική οικονομία πριν και μετά την κρίση. εκδ. Παπαζήσης, σελ. 338 Στις μεγάλες κρίσεις, πολλά από όσα θεωρούσαμε δεδομένα αλλάζουν, τα θέσφατα δεν ισχύουν πλέον. Πόσοι όμως έχουν την ικανότητα ή το κουράγιο να κοιτάξουν κατάματα τη νέα πραγματικότητα που …Read More

Secular stagnation: Facts, causes, and cures

Teulings, C. & Baldwin, R. (2014) “Secular stagnation: Facts, causes, and cures“, VoxEU Organisation Books, 15 Αυγούστου.   Six years after the Crisis and the recovery is still anaemic despite years of zero interest rates. Is ‘secular stagnation’ to blame? This column introduces an eBook that gathers the views of leading economists including Summers, Krugman, Gordon, Blanchard, Koo, Eichengreen, Caballero, Glaeser, and a dozen others. It is too early to …Read More

European economy’s invisible transformation: expulsions and predatory capitalism

Sassen, S. (2014) “European economy’s invisible transformation: expulsions and predatory capitalism“, Eurocrisis in the Press, LSE EUROPP, 03 Ιουλίου.   Parts of our economies, societies, and states in Europe are being stripped bare by an extreme form of predatory capitalism. And this stripping can coexist with growth in much of our economies. The majority of workers and economic operations keep functioning, even if at reduced levels. The language of low …Read More

Managing the Euro Area Debt Crisis

Cline, R. W. (2014) Managing the Euro Area Debt Crisis, Washington: Peterson Institute for International Economics, Ιούνιος.   First came the financial and debt crisis in Greece, then government financing difficulties and rescue programs in Ireland in 2010 and Portugal in 2011. Before long, Italy and Spain were engulfed by financial contagion as well. Finally in 2012, the European Central Bank pledged to do “whatever it takes” to preserve the …Read More

Let’s get to Work! The Future of Labour in Europe

Beblavý, Μ., Maselli, Ι. & Veselkova, Μ. (2014) “Let’s get to Work! The Future of Labour in Europe“, Economic Policy, CEPS Paperbacks, 10 Ιουλίου.   Work is both an essential part of our daily lives and one of the major policy concerns across Europe. Yet the public debate of labour issues is all too often driven by political rhetoric and short-term concerns. In this volume, researchers from seven European countries …Read More