4. Greece joined the Eurozone formally on 1 January 2002 but ran into a sovereign debt crisis in late 2009. The richer northern European countries decided to bail them out, working together with the IMF and ECB. One strong argument supporting the bailout is the "doom-loop" argument. Could you explain what a doom-loop is and why other Eurozone countries should concern the crisis in Greece given the argument?

4. Greece joined the Eurozone formally on 1 January 2002 but ran into a sovereign debt crisis in late 2009. The richer northern European countries decided to bail them out, working together with the IMF and ECB. One strong argument supporting the bailout is the "doom-loop" argument. Could you explain what a doom-loop is and why other Eurozone countries should concern the crisis in Greece given the argument?

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