The legacy of the Eurozone crisis and how to overcome it

de Grauwe, Paul (2016) The legacy of the Eurozone crisis and how to overcome it. Journal of Empirical Finance . ISSN 0927-5398 (In Press)

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Abstract

I argue first that the Eurozone crisis has left a legacy of unsustainable government debt levels. These will continue to exert a deflationary dynamics in the Eurozone. Second, I argue that the institutional innovations since the start of the debt crisis fall short of what is needed to solve the design failures of the Eurozone. In addition, they are not sustainable, mainly because they have led to a situation where bureaucratic institutions have been vested with more responsibilities without a concomitant increase in the democratic legitimacy of these institutions.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/09275398
Additional Information:	© 2016 Elsevier B.V.
Library of Congress subject classification:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Sets:	Departments > European Institute
Date Deposited:	26 Feb 2016 14:29
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/65539/

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