“At the outset of the creation of the euro in 1999, it was expected that the southern eurozone economies would behave like those in the north; the Italians would behave like Germans. They didn't. Instead, northern Europe fell into subsidizing southern Europe's excess consumption, that is, its current account deficits.”

American economist

Alan Greenspan is an American economist best known for serving as the 13th chair of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. He later worked as a private adviser and consultant through his firm, Greenspan Associates LLC. His public reputation rests on his long tenure at the Federal Reserve, where he helped shape U.S. monetary policy for nearly two decades. After leaving office, he continued to advise firms in a private capacity, bringing the same economic perspective to consulting work.