Introduction: Eurobonds beyond Crisis Management
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Thomas Eger
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Hans-Bernd Schäfer
Abstract
Eurobonds, i.e. the mutualization of (some) of the Eurozone member states debts, remain a promising tool not as a remedy for the ongoing debt crisis but for a number of other, more long-term reasons. This introduction to the present special issue of the Review of Law and Economics lays the ground for the subsequent in-depth analyses by providing a framework comprised of, on the one hand, the most prominent proposals for Eurobonds and, on the other hand, the legal and economic criteria against which the suitability of these proposals may be judged.
Acknowledgment
We wish to thank Sönke Häseler and Axel Kämmerer for valuable comments.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Introduction: Eurobonds beyond Crisis Management
- The Economics and Law of Sovereign Debt and Risk Sharing: Some Lessons from the Eurozone Crisis
- Eurobonds: A Quantitative Approach
- Consequences of Different Eurobond Proposals
- Contagion in the EMU – The Role of Eurobonds with OMTs
- How Can Eurobonds Be Legally Implemented into European Law?
- Is there Life in the Old Dog Yet? Observations on the Political Economy and Constitutional Viability of Common Debt Issuing in the Euro Area
- Eurobonds: Legal Design Features
- Eurobonds Past and Present: A Comparative Review on Debt Mutualization in Europe
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Introduction: Eurobonds beyond Crisis Management
- The Economics and Law of Sovereign Debt and Risk Sharing: Some Lessons from the Eurozone Crisis
- Eurobonds: A Quantitative Approach
- Consequences of Different Eurobond Proposals
- Contagion in the EMU – The Role of Eurobonds with OMTs
- How Can Eurobonds Be Legally Implemented into European Law?
- Is there Life in the Old Dog Yet? Observations on the Political Economy and Constitutional Viability of Common Debt Issuing in the Euro Area
- Eurobonds: Legal Design Features
- Eurobonds Past and Present: A Comparative Review on Debt Mutualization in Europe
