Macroeconomic adjustment in the euro area periphery was more recessionary than pre-crisis imbalances would have …

bond markets and improved economic sentiment, as reflected in higher equity prices. In contrast, passive euro liquidity …

In this paper, sound public finances under the euro means sustainability in the long term instead of short- and medium …-term fiscal discipline. The challenges to sustainability are identified for the four largest euro area member states, and several … resort for a euro area government under liquidity shortage to prevent it from developing into a general financial crisis …

We present a new approach to study empirically the effect of the introduction of the euro on currency invoicing. Our … home currency invoicing after the introduction of the euro. In addition, the euro as a vehicle currency has overtaken the … role of the US dollar in Norwegian imports. The econometric analysis shows a significant effect of euro introduction above …

member countries of the euro area. The results show that non-experts from borrower and lender countries remember aspects of …

The conflicting standpoints on reforming the euro are creating more controversies than practical results. Mistrust …, reforming the euro successfully calls for a convincing high-level commitment to preserve the euro also in unexpected …

euro as their currency and recent research has shown that countries currently pursuing this goal indeed fulfill the …