scholarly journals Instruments for Supporting Members of the Eurozone in Overcoming the Financial Crisis Utilised by The International Monetary Fund Using the Example of Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-146
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Wicha
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
International Monetary Fund ◽  
Euro Area ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
European Central ◽  
The International Monetary Fund ◽  
Of Greece ◽  
The Imf

The purpose of this article is to present the instruments and resources used by the International Monetary Fund to support the euro area countries in overcoming the financial crisis on the example of Greece. The article points out types of loan instruments and other measures taken by the IMF to support Greece. The author also indicates the reforms that had to be made at the IMF for a better and more efficient operation of this institution against the challenges of the global crisis. In addition, the specificity of cooperation between the IMF, the European Commission and the European Central Bank is analyzed.

Dramatis Institutiones

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Randall Henning
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
International Monetary Fund ◽  
Euro Area ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Central ◽  
Regime Complex ◽  
Basic Facts ◽  
Institutional Conflict

The regime complex for crisis finance in the euro area included the European Council, Council of the European Union, and Eurogroup in addition to the three institutions of the troika. As the member states acted largely, though not exclusively, through the council system, these bodies stood at the center of the institutional mix. This chapter reviews the institutions as a prelude to examining the dilemmas that confronted them over the course of the crises. It presents a brief review of some of the basic facts about their origins, membership, and organization. Each section then delves more deeply into these institutions’ governance and principles to understand their capabilities and strategic challenges. As a consequence of different mandates and design, the European Commission, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund diverged with respect to their approach to financing, adjustment, conditionality, and debt sustainability. This divergence set the stage for institutional conflict in the country programs.

A Discussion of Mark Blyth's Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 557-558
Author(s):  
Glyn Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Central Bank ◽  
International Monetary Fund ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
Eurozone Crisis ◽  
European Central ◽  
History Of ◽  
Fiscal Austerity ◽  
The International Monetary Fund

The ongoing Eurozone crisis has brought to the fore the discourse of “austerity.” A number of countries, most dramatically Greece, have been called upon to institute policies of fiscal austerity as a condition of further support from the international financial community. The situation has generated some serious disagreements among economists, policymakers, and indeed important financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. Mark Blyth’s Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea speaks directly to these ongoing current debates. We have invited a range of political scientists working on related issues to comment on the book’s arguments and their relevance to the work that they do.

scholarly journals Greece Crisis: Critical Analysis of Failure of Governance

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 414
Author(s):  
Sandeep Nath Modi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Debt Structure ◽  
Euro Zone ◽  
European Central ◽  
The Government ◽  
Of Greece

<em>Greece, which is one of the world’s largest shipping powers, is suffering from financial crisis in Euro Zone. It has impaired the European Economy, besides having an impact on World Economy too. Greece is exposed to huge debt crises owing to IMF, Germany, Spain, Italy, other European Members and European Central Bank. Recently, Greece is trying to strike a deal with its creditors for extension of time for repayment of the loan and have also requested to increase the limit of emergency funding by European Central Bank. The Government has also taken many steps on domestic level to stop the liquidity easing from its financial system and markets. Today, Greece is at cross –road between the Government and the Governance. This Paper dwells on four aspects; first, critical analysis of Greece Economic Structure to know the actual economic condition of Greece. Second, in depth examining the debt portfolio of Greece to know the exposure of the Greece to the European Union Members, European Central Bank, IMF, Private Investors and also critical analysis of Greece Debt Structure along with repayment deadlines. Third, Greece Government’s decisions regarding finding the solutions to counter the financial crisis as to know how governance is more important than growth. And fourt, what would be the repercussions on Greece if it decides/ made to leave Euro Zone. </em>

A Discussion of Mark Blyth's Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-560
Author(s):  
Thomas Oatley
Keyword(s):  
Central Bank ◽  
International Monetary Fund ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
Eurozone Crisis ◽  
European Central ◽  
History Of ◽  
Fiscal Austerity ◽  
The International Monetary Fund

The ongoing Eurozone crisis has brought to the fore the discourse of “austerity.” A number of countries, most dramatically Greece, have been called upon to institute policies of fiscal austerity as a condition of further support from the international financial community. The situation has generated some serious disagreements among economists, policymakers, and indeed important financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. Mark Blyth’s Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea speaks directly to these ongoing current debates. We have invited a range of political scientists working on related issues to comment on the book’s arguments and their relevance to the work that they do.

scholarly journals Denationalization: Neoliberalism after Foucault

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-185
Author(s):  
Marcello Barison
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
International Monetary Fund ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
Economic Knowledge ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Central ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The International Monetary Fund

Starting from Michel Foucault?s considerations dedicated to economic knowledge (especially in Il faut d?fendre la soci?t? and Naissance de la biopolitique), this paper is about setting up a possible theoretical framework in which to situate the relationship between political power and neoliberalism as they appear in their modern articulation, analyzing in depth how international governmental organizations - such as, for example, the European Central Bank, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund - are involved in this process.

A Discussion of Mark Blyth's Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 555-556
Author(s):  
Sarah Binder
Keyword(s):  
Central Bank ◽  
International Monetary Fund ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
Eurozone Crisis ◽  
European Central ◽  
History Of ◽  
Fiscal Austerity ◽  
The International Monetary Fund

The ongoing Eurozone crisis has brought to the fore the discourse of “austerity.” A number of countries, most dramatically Greece, have been called upon to institute policies of fiscal austerity as a condition of further support from the international financial community. The situation has generated some serious disagreements among economists, policymakers, and indeed important financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. Mark Blyth’s Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea speaks directly to these ongoing current debates. We have invited a range of political scientists working on related issues to comment on the book’s arguments and their relevance to the work that they do.

Strategy in Action

2021 ◽  
pp. 109-164
Author(s):  
Massimo Rostagno ◽  
Carlo Altavilla ◽  
Giacomo Carboni ◽  
Wolfgang Lemke ◽  
Roberto Motto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Euro Area ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Inflation Expectations ◽  
Demand Shocks ◽  
European Central ◽  
Supply Shocks

The policy framework of the European Central Bank (ECB) attracted both bouquets and brickbats in the pre-crisis era. This chapter aims to assess those arguments with hindsight: was policy successful in delivering the objective or was it instead ‘inattentive’, as some critics at the time claimed? We argue that the euro area economy faced a series of inflationary supply shocks and the policy framework was helpful in those conditions. The perceived asymmetry of the inflation objective—with a hard ‘ceiling’ at 2%—allowed automatic adjustments in underlying conditions, including inflation expectations, to do a large part of the stabilization job. However, we show that this self-stabilizing mechanism also admits a second regime: if the economy enters a situation where negative demand shocks dominate, the ‘ceiling’ ceases to bind and act as a stabilizer, leading inflation to drift downwards. We contend that the ECB may have entered such a regime after the financial crisis.

scholarly journals The European Central Bank

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Verdun
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Euro Area ◽  
European Central Bank ◽  
Central Banks ◽  
The Political ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
European Central

The European Central Bank (ECB) has been in existence for almost 20 years and more if one considers its immediate predecessor the European Monetary Institute (1994–1997). During these two decades the ECB has become an established institution. It secures price stability and further increased its reputation as a lender of last resort during the financial crisis and its aftermath. In the 2010s, in response to the global financial crisis and the sovereign debt crisis, the ECB has also taken on the role of supervisor of the financial system and monitors developments in the Euro Area financial sector. Political science literature on the ECB can be subdivided into different strands. One strand looks at the ECB as just another central bank and hence examines its role as a central bank with the usual instruments. Another strand of literature examines the role of the ECB as an institution that is insufficiently embedded into democratic checks and balances. This perennial criticism of the ECB was born when the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) was created to be independent from political influence. A third strand of the literature is newer and examines the unorthodox steps that the ECB (and other central banks) took, and have taken, to offset the financial crisis and the ensuing economic crisis. An analysis of European integration and the political economy of the Euro Area can contribute to a better understanding of why the ECB has taken a proactive role. The political science research of the ECB is discussed here as well as the various dimensions of research conducted on the ECB.

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