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		mattmanser on Dec 3, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany Is Smart to Plan for Death of Euro And check out the abstract of the linked work: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1573308 shin_lao's certainly wrong that the author 'seems to forget'. That topic is the entire focus of his research, that the euro hasn't reduced barriers to trade, they had already been reduced before.

shin_lao on Dec 3, 2010 [–]

The Euro actually exists since 1998 as an exchange currency and before that it was called the 'Ecu'.

For small business however paying and getting paid in Euro since 2002 is certainly making things easier.

eru on Dec 3, 2010 | [–]

Yes. It was only Euro cash that was introduced in 2001. (Or was it 2002?)

shin_lao on Dec 6, 2010 | | [–]

2002

eru on Dec 6, 2010 | | [–]

Thanks!

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