This study examines empirically the information content of the euro area Bank Lending Survey for aggregate credit and … leading indicator for euro area bank credit and real GDP growth. Notwithstanding the short history of the survey, the findings … cycle ; business cycle ; monetary policy transmission ; euro area …

unique Euro area bank lending surveys. Embedding this information within a standard VAR model, we find that: (1) the credit …) during the crisis, credit supply restrictions to firms in the Euro area and tighter standards for mortgage loans in the US …

predicting euro area inflation. Excess liquidity is measured as the difference between the actual money stock and its fundamental …

This paper explores the long run relationship between public and private investment in the euro area in terms of … investment might have restricted private investment and GDP growth in the euro area. The results have strong implications for the … future direction of fiscal austerity programs to combat the euro area debt crisis. …

This paper explores the long run relationship between public and private investment in the euro area in terms of … investment might have restricted private investment and GDP growth in the euro area. The results have strong implications for the … future direction of fiscal austerity programs to combat the euro area debt crisis. …