The euro area crisis is often linked to the emergence of current account imbalances. As most of the deficit countries … of claims of domestic banks on debtors in other euro-area countries, and an increase is expected to lead to higher …

this paper the macroeconomic consequences of cross-border banking in monetary unions such as the euro area. For this … financial sector may have exacerbated the emergence of macroeconomic imbalances within the euro area. Additionally, we show the …

The ECB's one size monetary policy is unlikely to fit all euro area members at all times, which raises the question of … within the euro area has been steadily decreasing prior to the recent financial crisis. Current stress levels are not only … lower today than in the late 1990s, they are also in line with what is commonly observed among U.S. states or pre-euro …

We study cross-country differences in monetary policy transmission across the large four euro-area countries (France …

stronger in the sovereign debt crisis. Moreover, the interbank market – unlike other credit markets – allows to exploit the …

Spain appreciated relative to the rest of the euro area. This divergence in competitiveness was reflected in the emergence … potential way to address such imbalances is through a fiscal devaluation. We use a DSGE model calibrated to the euro area to …