The European Crisis
Edited by Victor Beker and Beniamino Moro
Copyright © 2016 Individual authors. All rights reserved.
Introduction Victor A. Beker and Beniamino Moro 7
Chapter 1 The euro, long-run convergence and the impact of the crises Enrico Marelli and Marcello Signorelli 15
Chapter 2 A euro area government – A dream come true? Tom Vleeschhouwer and Tara Koning 47
Chapter 3 Parallel currencies, Varoufakis’ plan B and the ongoing debate on euro Jacques Sapir 83
Chapter 4 The euro area’s experience with unconventional monetary policy Cristiano Boaventura Duarte and André de Melo Modenesi 113
Chapter 5 Greece: conditions and strategies for economic recovery Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Michalis Nikiforos and Gennaro Zezza 145
Chapter 6 Economic policy and political power in European crises Gerson P. Lima 177
Chapter 7 At the root of economic fluctuations: expectations, preferences and innovation. Theoretical framework and empirical evidences Carmelo Ferlito 201
Chapter 8 Unemployment around the North Atlantic, 1948-2014 Merijn Knibbe 251
Conclusions Victor A. Beker and Beniamino Moro 277