Money growth in the euro area has exceeded its target since 2001. Likewise, recent empirical studies did not find …, a rise in the income elasticity after 2001 is taken into account. The break might be linked to the introduction of euro …

This paper documents patterns of price setting at the retail level in the euro area, summarized in six stylized facts …. First, the average euro area monthly frequency of price adjustment is 15 p.c., compared to about 25 p.c. in the US. Second … are not highly synchronized across retailers. Moreover, the frequency of price changes in the euro area is related to …

We examine real business cycle convergence for 41 euro area regions and 48 US states. Results obtained by a panel model … decades in the euro area and the US. Ongoing business cycle convergence often detected in a country data is not confirmed at … the regional level. The degree of synchronization across the euro area is similar to that to be found for the US states …

euro area. To control for international spillovers, global VARs are also considered. Differences in the results can provide … a measure on the impact of financial market integration. The specifications point to some impact of liquidity shocks on …

The Greek government budget situation plays a central role in the debt crisis in the euro area. The debt to GDP ratio … realistic conditions, a debt conversion may be the less costly strategy for Greece and the euro area partner states. A value …-added of these calculations lies in a potential transfer to smaller euro area member countries. -- Euro area debt crisis ; debt …