The error was published in part because it appeared in a special issue of the American Economic Review devoted to papers presented at annual meetings of the American Economic Association.

WSJ: Spreadsheet Slips Not Economists' Only Problem

The ECB is one of Europe's successes: as our special report in this issue argues, the euro has proved a haven in the economic crisis so much so that no country seriously wants to leave it and plenty want to join.

ECONOMIST: The worrying European elections