Political and policy dilemmas of euro adoption in CEE countries: What next when crisis hits?

Abstract

The authors would like to express their appreciation and gratitude to the two anonymous reviewers for their remarks and suggestions for further broadening of the research topic. While we followed all their positive remarks and suggestions of improvement of the present study, due to the limits of extent and substantial frames of the study, we could implement only a part of their valuable suggestions for extending the study for further directions.

Political conflicts and surprising policy outcomes in times of crisis

“…The third paper also deals with public policy in Central and Eastern European States (Bod et al, 2021). The authors present history, arguments, and data on the question of euro adoption by Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia.…”

Varieties of euro adoption strategies in Visegrad countries before the pandemic crisis

“…This is why the approach should incorporate monetary policy, general economic policy as well as political aspects; all applied to a particular regional grouping within the EU. Our research approach, as based on a large but heterogeneous body of academic research and policy analyses, assumes that the euro adoption for business actors is predominantly a rational cost/benefit issue; yet for many other key stakeholders (the general public, governments, central banks and political parties) the framework of reference is sovereignty status with cost/benefit consequences (Bod et al 2021). This is our context for offering insights about feasible policy options for the parties concerned.…”

Taking back control over the economy: From economic populism to the economic consequences of populism

“… 7 7 On Hungary and Poland, see Bod, Pócsik and Neszmélyi (2021), Enyedi (2016), Orenstein and Bugaric (2020), Scheiring (2020), Toplisek (2019), on Greece, see Pappas and Aslanidis (2016), Stavrakis and Katsambekis (2014), on Trump, see Kazin (2016). …”