The recent sharp drop in both the price of crude oil and the value of the euro should have some positive effect on euro-zone economic output. We think that, on balance, the peripheral countries should benefit more than the region’s core. But the threat of deflation and their lack of openness will prevent their economic outlooks from being transformed.
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