Most notably, eurozone countries have faced powerful asymmetric shocks, to which their lack of independent monetary-policy instruments made it virtually impossible to respond. As a result, they have struggled with recurring economic crisis.
欧元区的表现没有达到这些标准中的任何一个。最令人注目的是，欧元区国家经受了巨大的不对称冲击，而缺乏独立货币政策机构意味着几乎无从应对。结果，欧元区国家陷入了反复发作的经济危机。