Philippon, Thomas, (2015), “The state of the monetary union”, Voxeu, 31 Αυgust
The Eurozone crisis continues to take centre stage. This column discusses how deep the EZ crisis is, how long it will last, and what should be the policy priorities. A number of findings emerge. First, the difference in labour market performance between the US and the Eurozone is one of degree but not of kind. Second, the economic consequences of the sovereign debt crisis will be mostly gone by 2018, but the political crisis will continue. Third, enforcing fiscal rules via political arm twisting is a recipe for disaster. Market discipline must instead be brought back, but without financial fragmentation. Limited and conditional Eurobonds are the best way to do so.
Relevant Posts
- Claude Juncker, Jean, Tusk, Donald, Dijsselbloem, Jeroen, Draghi, Mario, Schulz, Martin, (2015),“Completing Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union”, European Commission publications, 14 July
- Maris, Georgios, Sklias, Pantelis, (2015), “France, Germany and the New Framework for EMU Governance”, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Vol.23, Issue 2, 13 July