Italy and the Euro: Myths and Realities

Here is a new, shorter and revised version of the paper with T.Nannicini and A.Saia  on the effects of the Euro on the Italian Economy (shortly appearing on Voxeu.org). The new results concern  new estimates for the effects  of the Euro on the Italian 10 years interest rates on government bond,  and the Euro’s effects on per capita GDP (Graphs are at the end of the paper).