The euro area crisis is the main external factor threatening the Swiss economy. In 2010 and 2011, the Swiss franc was … rapidly appreciating against the euro, causing a drop in exports, losses for the tourism business and a rise in unemployment …. This paper gives an overview of developments in the euro area and explains the reasons for the strength of the franc, the …

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 research note discusses the Euro crisis in Greece in light of the referendum of July the 5th. It lays out the …

This paper presents first the estimation of a two-country DSGE model for the euro area and the rest …

This paper decomposes the time-varying effect of exogenous exchange rate shocks on euro area countries in ation into … quarters of the past six years, especially in turning point periods. Our main results indicate that headline in ation in euro … across euro area countries. …