Or a weaker euro could be had if the ECB were willing – quite unlikely – to ease monetary policy further to allow real depreciation. But a weaker euro would not eliminate the need for structural reforms; otherwise, the benefits would go mostly to countries like Germany that undertook painful reforms to restore competitiveness via a reduction in relative unit labor costs.
第二种是继续执行宽松的货币政策，使欧元实际贬值，不过欧洲央行可能不太情愿这样做。就算欧元贬值，也无法代替结构改革的作用：如果这些国家不改革，享受欧元贬值带来的大部分好处的将是德国等国，它们已经通过降低单位劳动成本等痛苦的改革措施恢复了出口竞争力。