Dossier | N.12 articoli
Under the sunlight: the academic debate about Italy and the euro
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Bad Latin: Lex Monetae, Pari Passu, and Other Exit Irritants
Abandoning the euro is a weighty economic and political decision that would not and should not be driven by the finer points of contract law. The ...
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The costs and benefits of «ExItaly»
Durand and Villemot (2016) examine the effects of Italy's possible exit from the euro (“ExItaly”). According to their estimates, the “new lira” would ...
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Sovereign bonds’ loose ends
In case of exit from the monetary union, Italy would have to negotiate the terms with its Eu partners
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Euro, the big defeat for the economics profession
The euro has been the greatest success of economic science but is becoming the most humiliating defeat for the economics profession. I thank Il Sole ...
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«Fiscal money» may be a road for Italy to stay in euro and prosper
We cannot understand the limits of the euro if we do not consider the macroeconomic theory on which it was built. According to this theory, the ...
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Is Italy unfit for the Eurozone?
Italy’s political institutions today make it unfit to be in the Eurozone. Unless they are changed in a radical way, Rome will be forced to leave the single currency area
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Is Italy better off without the euro?
Ensuring strong, sustainable and balanced growth—escaping the stagnation of the past 15 years—requires that Italy implement structural reforms and lower its debt ratio
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If the exit from the euro became inevitable
Staying in or leaving the euro has been a frequent (and often poorly-discussed) topic in recent years. From the free-flowing opinions of armchair ...
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What the euro is doing for you
The Euro has made it easier (some say too easy!) for all European governments to finance their debt and now prices are lower
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Euro Risk
Populist parties all around Europe are questioning the value of the Euro and the supranational role of the European Union, more generally. The ...
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Reconsidering the Euro for Italy
Although Italy was an enthusiastic adopter of the euro when the single currency began, the Italian experience of the past decade suggests that was a mistake
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It is a very bad idea to go for brain surgery when you have a tummy ache
Italy’s economy has a lot of problems, but the euro is not one of them. Its economic growth has been nil since 2001, just after the euro was adopted, ...
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Return to the Lira? A long-run view
When contemplating a divorce, it is wise to focus on what life will be like when everything is settled, not just who will have to wash today's stack of dirty dishes
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Yes or no to the euro, a serious and constructive debate. Here are the rules
In the column penned by Luigi Zingales, Il Sole 24 Ore will host a constructive debate about Italy and the euro: not with the aim of convincing readers in one direction or another, but to inform them. In order to be constructive, the debate has to have a few basic ground rules...