Information on "Financial Solvency"
June 2012
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Jun 2012
The June 17 Elections in Greece: Domestic and European Implications
Author: Anna Visvizi
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This paper analyses the causes of the political gridlock in Greece prior to the 2012 elections, and the implications of the results for Greece, the Eurozone and the EU. More on «The June 17 Elections in Greece: Domestic and European Implications»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
A Markov-switching Multifractal Approach to Forecasting Realized Volatility
Author: Thomas Lux, Leonardo Morales-Arias, Cristina Sattarhoff
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Volatility modeling is of particular importance to finance practitioners and academics. More on «A Markov-switching Multifractal Approach to Forecasting Realized Volatility»
September 2011
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8 Sep 2011
Can Greece 'Grow Solvent'?
Author: Daniel Gros, Thomas Barnebeck Andersen, Mikkel Barslund
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
With the completion of the latest rescue package for Greece – which relieved the country of short-term liquidity problems and eased the borrowing terms, but which made only a small dent in the overall debt burden – the question now is whether Greece ... More on «Can Greece 'Grow Solvent'?» -
Sep 2011
Dealing with the Eurozone Debt Crisis: A Proposal for Reform
Author: Dennis J Snower, Johannes Burmeister, Moritz Seidel
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The Eurozone faces a fourfold challenge: (1) fiscal support: to provide a credible mechanism for supporting countries with high and rapidly rising national debt and high borrowing costs; (2) fiscal responsibility: to ensure that all member states of ... More on «Dealing with the Eurozone Debt Crisis: A Proposal for Reform»
October 2010
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25 Oct 2010
Liquidate or Liquefy?
Author: Daniel Gros
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
After the Lehman experience, the official policy line in Europe is that liquidation must now be avoided at all costs. More on «Liquidate or Liquefy?»
May 2010
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11 May 2010
Financial Stability Beyond Greece
Author: Daniel Gros, Thomas Mayer
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
In his seminal work on international financial crises, Larry Summers wrote that policy-makers facing a crisis tend to go through a process reminiscent of the five stages of grief. More on «Financial Stability Beyond Greece»
March 2010
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Mar 2010
Adjustment Difficulties in the GIPSY Club
Author: Daniel Gros
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper describes the key economic variables and mechanisms that will determine the adjustment process in those euro area countries now under financial market pressure (Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and ItalY = GIPSY). More on «Adjustment Difficulties in the GIPSY Club»
February 2010
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1 Feb 2010
Greek Burdens Ensure Some Pigs Won't Fly
Author: Daniel Gros
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Financial markets have coined a new term to sum up troubled eurozone states: the 'Pigs'. More on «Greek Burdens Ensure Some Pigs Won't Fly»
November 2009
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9 Nov 2009
Iceland's Failed Banks
Author: Mark J Flannery
Following a period of extraordinary growth, the three largest Icelandic banks were taken into government custody in early October, 2008 after the three banks’ assets expanded from “100 percent of GDP in 2004 to 923 percent at end 2007”. More on «Iceland's Failed Banks»
July 2009
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Jul 2009
Consumer Bankruptcy Regimes in the US and Europe
Author: Maria Gerhardt
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This document explains the consumer bankruptcy procedures in the US and five European countries: the UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Spain. More on «Consumer Bankruptcy Regimes in the US and Europe»
