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The ECB Can Save the Italian Economy and Prevent a New Euro Crisis Triggered by Covid-19 Fallout
The Italian government's effort to contain the coronavirus will have significant economic consequences. Italy should be allowed to ask for emergency help with one...
Catalonia on the Brink: How Did We Get Here?
Catalans simply want to vote and exercise their right of self-determination, argues Jaume Ventura of CREI; if they do not stand up for their...
The Catalonian Labyrinth [Parts I & II]
The Catalonian problem required farsighted political leadership. We got the opposite, and now the patients are running the asylum, says Tano Santos of...
Italy’s Referendum: You Call it Populism, I Call it Democracy
The “no” vote in Italy’s referendum was not unexpected, economically meaningful, or against globalization. In these regards, it was not like Brexit or Trump....
Can the Euro Be Saved? A Stigler Center Panel Pits Skepticism Versus Optimism
Joseph Stiglitz: "it may be necessary to abandon the euro to save the European project." Markus Brunnermeier: “the situation is improving. The structural reforms really worked,...
The Euro Crisis and The Clash of Ideologies: Q&A with Markus Brunnermeier
Brunnermeier, co-author of the recent book The Euro and the Battle of Ideas, participated in our November 30 event on the future of the euro...
Greater Political Integration is Necessary for a Sustainable Euro
Read an excerpt from Luigi Zingales' 2014 book Europe or Not.
On November 30, the Stigler Center hosted a panel discussion on the future of...
Stiglitz, Brunnermeier, and Zingales: Is the Euro Project Doomed?
Join us for a panel between Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Markus Brunnermeier, both authors of recent books on the future of the Euro....
Are Special Interests Dooming the Euro to Fail?
As the Eurozone struggles to stave off a lingering economic crisis, four economists debate the measures necessary to ensure its survival and what’s preventing...
