european debt crisis
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EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS
Areg VardanyanMarina SedrakyanMariam PetrosyanOksana PetrosyanGevorg Beglaryan
UNITING EUROPE
• The Continent was at WarCountries at war didn’t trade together
• Doing business across borders was difficult Trade BarriersTariffsDifferent Currencies
REBUILDING EUROPE• Steel Tariffs came down• Unifying towards the goal of bringing down trade barriers• Fall of the Berlin Wall
• November 1, 1993 – Maastricht treaty• January 1, 1999 – The launch of Euro
Establishment of EU
• European Central Bank – Unified Monetary Policy
Deficit Spending and Borrowing
Before EU
• High interest rates• Limits for borrowing• No trust from money landers
After EU
• Access to credit never before Limits for borrowing• Same low rate as developed
countries• Money lenders believed that
developed countries would step in
• Huge deficit spending programs• Huge quantities of accumulated debt• Enormous housing bubbles• Economies of Europe became tightly intertwined
Results
2008 Global Crisis• US Housing market collapse• Greek economy dysfunction• Greek problem + Unified monetary policy = problem for
Europe
Austerity Measures• Cutting spending• Borrowing less• Paying more debt
VS
• Little state benefits
• Pay all taxes
• Generous state benefits
• Don’t pay majority of taxes
United Fiscal and Monetary Policies
• Set a fiscal policy within EU
• Cut spending• Raise taxes• Set laws
Political Organization
Without Fiscal Union• Countries will run deficits• Accumulate debt• Degrade the value of
Euro
THANK YOU
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