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European economies and the euro

Economics

Books on the euro and its crises, the Greek, Irish, Icelandic and Spanish busts, the Nordic model, and the economies of Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Canada and New Zealand.

31 books on European economies and the euro, recommended by 3 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Alfred Lin.

31 books · 6 experts

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  1. The Rotten Heart of EuropeBernard Connolly, 1995
  2. The Swedish ExperimentAssar Lindbeck, 1997
  3. Good Italy, Bad ItalyBill Emmott, 2012
  4. The Euro TrapHans-Werner Sinn, 2014
  5. An Economic History of Portugal, 1143-2010Leonor Freire Costa, Pedro Lains, Susana Münch Miranda, 2016

The best books on European economies and the euro 31

The Rotten Heart of EuropeThe Rotten Heart of Europe
T2 The Rotten Heart of Europe
Bernard Connolly · 1995
The franc fort, the ERM crisis and the politics of monetary union.
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The Swedish ExperimentThe Swedish Experiment
T2 The Swedish Experiment
Assar Lindbeck · 1997
The insider economist's account of what the welfare state did to incentives.
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Good Italy, Bad ItalyGood Italy, Bad Italy
T2 Good Italy, Bad Italy
Bill Emmott · 2012
The two Italies framing: competitive exporters against captured incumbents.
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The Euro TrapThe Euro Trap
T2 The Euro Trap
Hans-Werner Sinn · 2014
The German critique: Target2 balances, bailouts and current-account imbalances.
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An Economic History of Portugal, 1143-2010An Economic History of Portugal, 1143-2010
T2 An Economic History of Portugal, 1143-2010
Leonor Freire Costa, Pedro Lains, Susana Münch Miranda · 2016
The standard long-run account, from empire trade through EU convergence.
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The EuroThe Euro
T2 The Euro
Joseph E. Stiglitz · 2016
The case that the currency union's design, not fiscal sin, caused the crisis.
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Beyond Austerity
T2 Beyond Austerity
Costas Meghir, Christopher A. Pissarides, Dimitri Vayanos, Nikolaos Vettas · 2017
The best book on the actual Greek economy: product markets, courts, firms.
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EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine ActsEuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts
T2 EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts
Ashoka Mody · 2018
Mody ran the IMF's Ireland programme; Portugal's adjustment is covered inside the euro story.
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Not in Narrow Seas
T2 Not in Narrow Seas
Brian Easton · 2020
The definitive economic history; the long context for the 1984 rupture.
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KaputKaput
T2 Kaput
Wolfgang Munchau · 2024
The case that the German industrial model has run out of road.
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Sweden, the Middle WaySweden, the Middle Way
T3 Sweden, the Middle Way
Marquis W. Childs · 1936
The book that made the Swedish model an international reference point.
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In Stormy SeasIn Stormy Seas
T3 In Stormy Seas
Brian Easton · 1996
The post-war economy through the liberalisation, by its best chronicler.
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France in CrisisFrance in Crisis
T3 France in Crisis
Timothy B. Smith · 2004
Welfare, insider protection and why French reform keeps stalling.
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The German EconomyThe German Economy
T3 The German Economy
Horst Siebert · 2005
A structural account of the social market model and its rigidities.
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The Nordic Model: Embracing Globalization an
T3 The Nordic Model: Embracing Globalization and Sharing Risks
Torben M. Andersen, Bengt Holmstrom, Seppo Honkapohja, Sixten Korkman, Hans Tson Soderstrom, Juhana Vartiainen · 2007
Economists' report on how small open economies combine flexibility with heavy taxation.
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Celtic Tiger in CollapseCeltic Tiger in Collapse
T3 Celtic Tiger in Collapse
Peadar Kirby · 2010
Structural reading of why the growth model was fragile from the start.
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Reforming the Welfare State
T3 Reforming the Welfare State
Richard B. Freeman, Birgitta Swedenborg, Robert H. Topel · 2010
NBER volume on the post-crisis reforms that restored Swedish growth.
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Lessons from the Economic Crisis in SpainLessons from the Economic Crisis in Spain
T3 Lessons from the Economic Crisis in Spain
Sebastian Royo · 2013
The cajas, the construction boom and the political economy of the bailout.
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The 13th Labour of HerculesThe 13th Labour of Hercules
T3 The 13th Labour of Hercules
Yannis Palaiologos · 2014
Reporting on how Greek institutions failed, sector by sector.
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Europe's Orphan: The Future of the Euro and Europe's Orphan: The Future of the Euro and the Politics of Debt
T3 Europe's Orphan: The Future of the Euro and the Politics of Debt
Martin Sandbu · 2015
Argues the currency was not the problem, the crisis management was; the best contrarian case.
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And the Weak Suffer What They Must?And the Weak Suffer What They Must?
T3 And the Weak Suffer What They Must?
Yanis Varoufakis · 2016
The design flaws in European monetary union that force austerity.
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The Euro and the Battle of IdeasThe Euro and the Battle of Ideas
T3 The Euro and the Battle of Ideas
Markus K. Brunnermeier, Harold James, Jean-Pierre Landau · 2016
Why the eurozone crisis was a conflict of national economic doctrines.
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Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015
T3 Spanish Economic Growth, 1850-2015
Leandro Prados de la Escosura · 2017
The long-run reconstruction of Spanish output and productivity.
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Canada at the CrossroadsCanada at the Crossroads
T4 Canada at the Crossroads
Michael E. Porter · 1991
Study of Canadian competitiveness with the Monitor Company
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The New Zealand Experiment: A World Model foThe New Zealand Experiment: A World Model for Structural Adjustment?
T4 The New Zealand Experiment: A World Model for Structural Adjustment?
Jane Kelsey · 1995
Hostile to the reforms but the fullest record of what was actually done and in what order.
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BoomerangBoomerang
T4 Boomerang
Michael Lewis · 2011
The Greece chapter on hidden deficits, the tax base and off-balance-sheet borrowing.
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Recommended byMohnish PabraiAlfred LinThe Barefoot Investor
Deep FreezeDeep Freeze
T4 Deep Freeze
Philipp Bagus, David Howden · 2011
Austrian-school reading of the credit boom and currency mismatch.
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Greece's 'Odious' DebtGreece's 'Odious' Debt
T4 Greece's 'Odious' Debt
Jason Manolopoulos · 2011
Written by a hedge fund manager; strongest on the bond market's role in the build-up.
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Nordic Capitalisms and Globalization
T4 Nordic Capitalisms and Globalization
Peer Hull Kristensen, Kari Lilja · 2011
Firm-level study of how Nordic companies reorganised for global production.
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Scandinavian UnexceptionalismScandinavian Unexceptionalism
T4 Scandinavian Unexceptionalism
Nima Sanandaji · 2015
The sceptical case: prosperity preceded the welfare state, not the reverse.
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Viking EconomicsViking Economics
T4 Viking Economics
George Lakey · 2016
Popular and partisan, but the clearest short account of the Nordic bargain.
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Experts 6

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 3

Michael E. Porterwrote 1 book hereMichael Lewiswrote 1 book hereJoseph E. Stiglitzwrote 1 book here

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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 1 book hereAlfred Linrecommends 1 book here
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The Barefoot Investorrecommends 1 book here
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