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Hayek’s Overinvestment Theory and the Stability of the Euro Area

In: The Emergence of a Tradition: Essays in Honor of Jesús Huerta de Soto, Volume I

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  • Gunther Schnabl

    (Leipzig University)

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In the face of rising inflation and envisaged interest rate increases by the European Central Bank, concerns about the stability and possible breakup of the euro area are growing. The paper scrutinizes the stability of the euro area based on Mundell’s theory of optimum currency areas and the overinvestment theory of Hayek. It is argued that idiosyncratic business cycles which became amplified by uncoordinated fiscal policies were at the roots of the European financial and debt crisis. Since then, the monetary and fiscal rescue measures have led to growing disparities in the euro area, low growth, and rising inequality, contributing to growing political instability and undermining the credibility of the European Central Bank. A return to a stability-oriented monetary policy is recommended to stabilize the euro area in the long term.

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  • Gunther Schnabl, 2023. "Hayek’s Overinvestment Theory and the Stability of the Euro Area," Springer Books, in: David Howden & Philipp Bagus (ed.), The Emergence of a Tradition: Essays in Honor of Jesús Huerta de Soto, Volume I, pages 293-305, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-17414-8_23
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17414-8_23
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