In this paper we investigate the impact of the euro integration process on the drivers of FDI inflows. We show … bilateral gravity models of FDI inflows into euro area countries, we show that the euro facilitates intra-euro area vertical FDI … countries located outside the monetary union increase. Such flows are however not more likely be directed towards euro area …

Within a two-step GARCH framework we explore the linkages between equity returns of ten sectors in the euro area, the … process towards higher integration has been primarily a phenomenon of equity markets in the euro area and the United States. …

We examine the euro area monetary policy transmission process using post-1999 data, with two main questions in mind …

Four years after the introduction of the euro, this paper provides an overview of the current structure and integration … of the euro area financial systems and related policy initiatives. We first compare the euro area financial structure … with that of the United States and Japan. Using new and comprehensive financial account data, we also describe how the euro …

autarchic (i.e. fundamental) FX returns. The model is calibrated and tested on the Czech koruna/euro exchange rate in a setting … with seven Czech and euro area asset returns. …

This paper uses the euro cash changeover to test theories of finite informationprocessing capacities on the side of … effects are found in particular for goods with prices below one euro sold in mid-priced stores. The paper also finds that …

process. We identify the impact of (i) joining the European Union and (ii) joining the Euro on cross-border M&As. We show that …'s financial system and product market regulations). -- Cross Mergers and Acquisitions ; Gravity Equation ; Euro …

This paper assesses the Euro's influence upon European trade by estimating two different indicators. The first is the … with its trade partners. This study of the Euro's influence by means of the Border Effect is a novelty in the literature …, it reveals that the Euro's influence upon trade is not so clear as papers focused only on the Rose Effect claim. This …

analyze the role and impact of heterogeneities in euro overnight unsecured market. The empirical assessment of the functioning … against some significant events that occurred in the euro money market, such as the reform of the Eurosystem’s operational …