Eria Kategaya:The Euro Experience: A Review of the Euro Crisis, Policy Issues

This policy brief reviews the experience of the countries under the Euro currency, focusing on those that have been under significant pressure in recent years— Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain, referred to as “emerging” economies. At first they experienced stable growth and converged to the most advanced countries, but subsequent adjustment has proven elusive due to macroeconomic conditions, worsening structural deficiencies, and incomplete integration. The conditions for the survival of the Euro zone are complex and still far from fulfillment. While Latin America has recently experienced a similar period of stable growth, there is no room for complacency http://www.iadb.org/en/research-and-data/publication-details,3169.html?displaytype=&pub_id=IDB-PB-167