Thinking the unthinkable on a euro break-up
Davies, Gavyn. It has suddenly become respectable to ask the question: what would happen if the euro broke up? Last week’s rise in German bond yields signals that a euro break-up is being taken more seriously by investors. I am told that London law firms are allocating large amounts of time to examining the validity, following […]
The Euro Curse
Krugman, Paul. Joe Weisenthal has a smart post comparing Sweden and Finland. Both look solid, and fiscally are in good shape. But where Swedish bond yields have been plummeting, Finnish yields have risen. As he says, this looks like the penalty Finland is paying for being part of the euro and lacking a lender of […]
Growth from international capital flows: The role of volatility regimes
Mody Ashoka, Murshid, Antu Panini. Recent commentary has suggested that capital inflows – long considered a positive for growth – may actually be doing more harm than good. This column presents new evidence reinforcing the conventional interpretation. It finds that volatility is the determining factor. With volatility below a threshold, an inflow of foreign capital promotes […]