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How did the ECB save the Eurozone without spending a single euro?

Fuertes, A-M. ORCID: 0000-0001-6468-9845, Kalotychou, E. & Saka, O. (2015). How did the ECB save the Eurozone without spending a single euro?. VOX, CEPR’s Policy Portal,

Abstract

Recent debt crises have brought the fragility of the Eurozone into focus. It has been argued that members are vulnerable to sudden changes in market sentiment. This column examines how debt markets reacted to an ECB announcement that it would serve as a lender of last resort, finding that recent debt crises have strong self-fulfilling dynamics.

Publication Type: Article
Additional Information: Published in VoxEU.org, available here: http://voxeu.org/article/how-did-ecb-save-eurozone-without-spending-single-euro
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Departments: Bayes Business School > Finance
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