The Eurozone Crisis: Why Is It So Difficult to Solve?
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Nancy Marion, Associate Dean of Faculty for the Social Sciences and George J. Records 1956 Professor of Economics The Eurozone countries face three separate crises—a banking crisis, a sovereign debt crisis, and a growth crisis. Policymakers face a dilemma because efforts to alleviate one crisis can worsen the others. Policymakers also recognize that real progress in resolving the Eurozone crises may require a level of cost sharing among member countries that is difficult to achieve politically. (vs. Bucknell)
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