The euro crisis : a view from the North
Honkapohja, Seppo (28.06.2013)
Numero
12/2013Julkaisija
Bank of Finland
2013
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:bof-20140807275Tiivistelmä
The paper provides an overview of the sovereign debt crisis. I first consider the build-up of the crisis.I then discuss policy choices when a financial crisis erupts and assess the adjustment processes in the crisis countries, including alternatives to policies of austerity. Finally I take up institutional improvements that can help in resolving the current crisis and avoiding a future one. These include the banking union and the strengthened Stability and Growth Pact and related institutional rules. Current high levels of public and private debt together with still weak bank balance sheets are a major unsolved problem. Publication keywords: financial crisis, sovereign debt, European integration, E62, E65, F36, Seppo Honkapohja
Julkaisuhuomautus
Published in Journal of Macroeconomics, Volume 39, Part B, March 2014, Pages 260-271