1. 2. How did the euro area perform economically relative to other countries during the Great Recession and the euro crisis? Again use the Ameco database and check by how much the following variables have changed between 2007 and 2015 for the euro area as a whole, the UK, the U.S., Sweden, and Japan:

a. Real GDP (in national currency; please compute percentage change)

b. Debt-to-GDP ratio (please compare change in percentage points)

c. Unemployment (please compare change in percentage points)