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The Greek Dilemma / Ma cedere ai ricatti è sempre un errore
Article written for the Italian Magazine L’Espresso. Qui l’articolo originale sul sito de L’Espresso. Sunday the Greeks will choose, but from what choices? Listening to Prime Minister Tsipras, they...
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Perché Zingales è così “morbido” nei confronti della Grecia?
Una cara amica mi ha fatto una domanda che penso si siano posti in molti: perché sono così “morbido” nei confronti della Grecia? Sarei tentato di rispondere che sono gli altri ad essere troppo rigidi,...
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Who is the legitimate leader on the European side? That is the real question...
Against all odds, Tsipras obtained a decisive victory in yesterday’s referendum. I agree that the referendum’s question was confusing (but have you ever seen the ones asked in Italian referenda?). I...
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Timeo Danaos et Pacta Ferentes (What if Schäuble were right?)
When the agreement between the Eurogroup and the Greek government appeared done and the stock markets throughout the world were already celebrating, the German Finance Minister Schäuble got himself in...
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The euro lives for another day, this European project is dead forever /...
In yesterday’s Greek third bailout all the parties sitting around the table got what they really wanted: Merkel not to see the euro explode under her watch, Schäuble to accredit himself as the next...
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Lessons for Italy from the Greek Crisis / Lezioni per l’Italia dalla Crisi Greca
The first lesson Italy should learn from the Greek crisis is that a unilateral exit from the euro is too costly. Only time will provide us with the exact figures of what these six months of uncertainty...
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Clarity on Numbers: where the money provided to Greece in the two bailouts in...
Article written for lavoce.info The political debate has been more about slogans than numbers. Therefore the analysis by Borri and Reichlin on LaVoce.info on where the money from the Greek bailout...
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Why Zingales is so “soft” on Greece
English translation of my blog post “Perché Zingales è così “morbido” nei confronti della Grecia” (published last July 5) A dear friend asked me a question that I think has come up in many places: why...
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Varoufakis’s Plan B: was it for real? / Il Piano B di Varoufakis: era...
A plan B existed at last, but was it for real? Its existence was leaked by Yanis Varoufakis himself at an international conference to prove that he was not a fool. I leave to others to judge its...
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Killing the chicken to scare the monkeys / Ammazzare il pollo per spaventare...
Article written for the Italian Magazine L’Espresso. 312 billion euros: this is the sum of Greece’s debt. In 50 euro bills, placed one after the other, this sum would cover the distance from Earth to...
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The Real Disease of Greece is the Lack of Competition / Il vero male della...
Article written for Il Sole 24 Ore Articolo scritto per Il Sole 24 Ore The Greek elections are around the corner, but, unlike last January’s campaign, there is no deep ideological fracture between the...
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Il sonno del regolatore genera mostri
Articolo pubblicato l’1.05.2016 su “Il Sole 24 Ore” con il titolo “Ciclone Lehman e il mercato scopre il valore delle regole” Il sonno del regolatore genera mostri. Questo titolo descrive gli anni zero...
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L’ amara Lezione Italiana degli Stress Test (pubblicato il 30 Ottobre 2014)
Qui di seguito l’articolo scritto il 30 Ottobre 2014 per Il Sole 24 ore a commento degli “Stress Test” diffusi dalla BCE quattro giorni prima. Un mio collega ha scritto un importante lavoro sulle...
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Due euro sono meglio di uno? (pubblicato il 9 Maggio 2010)
Articolo pubblicato su “Il Sole 24 Ore” il 9 Maggio 2010. Spesso le difficoltà della vita allontanano anche le coppie più innamorate. Quando le differenze di vedute diventano insanabili, a nulla serve...
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Are Two Euros Better than One? (Published May 9, 2010)
Article published in the Italian Newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore” May 9, 2010 Qui l’articolo in Italiano The difficulties of life often push apart even the most loving couples. When differences of opinion...
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Lettera al Premier – di Francesco Giavazzi, Lucrezia Reichlin e Luigi Zingales Testo della lettera pubblicato il 23.06.2018 sul Corriere della Sera Signor Presidente del Consiglio, le dichiarazioni...
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