Wren-Lewis, S. (2014) “Does Politics Dominate Economics In Eurozone Crisis Management?“, Social Europe Journal, 18 Ιουνίου.
Athanasios Orphanides, leading academic macroeconomist and from 2007-12 Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, does not hold back in a recent paper. Here is just one quote:
“During the crisis, key decision makers exhibited neither political leadership nor political courage. Rather than work towards containing total losses, politics led governments to focus on shifting losses to others. The result was massive destruction in some member states and a considerably higher total cost for Europe as a whole. European institutions could have been the last line of defense against this destructive dynamic but instead served to facilitate and enable the destruction.”
His complaint will resonate with many from the smaller Eurozone economies. The text of the paper suggests that the way decisions are made in the Eurozone allows large countries to screw smaller countries, for short term economic gain, even if this damages the Eurozone as a whole.
Σχετικές αναρτήσεις:
- Becker, W., Löchel, H. & Gregosz, D. (2013) “Crisis Management in the Euro Area: Why Europe’s Policy is on the Right Track“, The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
- Orphanides, A. (2014) “The Euro Area Crisis: Politics Over Economics“, MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 5091-14, 10 Iουνίου.
- Gibson, H., Palivos, Th., Tavlas, G. (2014) “The Crisis in the Euro Area: an Analytical Overview“, Bank of Greece Conference Paper: “The Crisis in the Euro Area, May 23-24, 2013”.