This paper provides evidence on whether the creation of the euro has changed the way global turbulences affect euro … area and other economies. Specifically, it considers the impact of global shocks on the competitiveness of individual euro … over 60 countries' real effective exchange rates, including those of the individual euro area economies, and compares …

This paper studies the determinants of the euro exchange rate during the European sovereign debt crisis, allowing a … role for macroeconomic fundamentals, policy actions and the public debate by policy makers. It finds that the euro exchange …

Since the introduction of the euro in January 1999, exchange rate stability at the periphery of the euro area is …