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The announcement Wednesday by Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, that her nation is ready to discuss economic stimulus to keep Greece in the eurozone isif seriousa hugely important development. But the critical test will be what policies emerge from this announcement. After more than three years of unsuccessful efforts to tackle the problems in Greece and other countries through imposed austerity measures in return for bailout funds, observers might be forgiven for thinking there are no solutions to th...

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By James Kwak Jonathan Macey, a former professor of mine at Yale Law School,* recently wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal (paywall; excerpts here) arguing that we shouldn’t worry abo...

Since the company operates with implicit government backing, its recent trading losses demand an independent inquiry on five specific questions, an economist writes.

The Greek euro tragedy is reaching its final act: it is clear that either this year or next, Greece is highly likely to default on its debt and exit the eurozone.Like a doomed marriage, it is better to have rules for the inevitable breakup that make separa tion less costly to both sides.

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The Greek central bank can physically print its own euros. This would seem to nullify any ECB threat to choke off the Greek banking system:http://www.polycapitalist.com/2012/05/greece-can-physically-print-its-own.html

Tim Duy: Europe Overnight, by Tim Duy: European policymakers are trying to sway the vote in Greece. From the Financial Times: Senior European leaders are attempting to turn Greece’s repeat national election next month into a referendum on the country’s...