CESifo Forum 2/2011 (Summer)

Focus: Europe in Crisis Balancing Imbalances: Improving Economic Governance in the EU after the Crisis (Marco Buti) - Policymaking in the Eurozone and the Core vs Periphery Problem (Stergios Skaperdas) - On the Macroeconomics of European Divergence (Oliver Landmann) - The Euro – Protective Shield or Trap: Can a Country’s Membership in the EMU Be Abrogated in Cases of Insolvency and Permanent Deficits on Current Account? (Martin Seidel) - To Default or Not to Default? (Daniel Gros and Thomas Mayer) - Will the Reform of the Institutional Framework Restore Fiscal Stability in the Eurozone? (Clemens Fuest) - Managing a Fragile Eurozone (Paul De Grauwe) - The Future of the Eurozone (Kai A. Konrad and Holger Zschäpitz) - The Employment and Fiscal Crisis (Torben M. Andersen) - Two Suggestions for the Future of the Eurozone (Riccardo Rovelli) - Specials: Taking Stock (János Kornai) - Increasing Weather Losses in Europe: What They Cost the Insurance Industry? (Wolfgang Kron) - ECB Presidency and Inflation Aversion among the Citizens of European Countries: An Empirical Assessment (Michael Berlemann) - In Search of Excellence in Research and Policy Advice: Success Factors for International Competitiveness (Meinhard Knoche) - Spotlight: Trade in Virtual Carbon (Janina Ketterer, Jana Lippelt and Giovanni Ruta) - Trends: Statistics Update