Competitiveness differentials are blamed for the instability of the Eurozone. Most of the analyses focus on labour … additional dividends. The yearly charge counts for at least 4% of their value added. -- Eurozone ; competitiveness ; non …

This paper analyzes the relationship between unemployment and wage inflation for 10 of the euro area countries. The …

rate changes, for a sample of euro area (EA) countries. Our study aims to shed further light on the role of microeconomic … significant since the introduction of the single currency. Our findings suggest instead that the weakness of the euro during the … Eurozone, as the responsiveness of import prices to exchange rate fluctuations tends to decline in a low and more stable …

This paper provides new survey evidence on firms' inflation expectations in the euro area. Building on the ECB's Survey …

applies a parametric difference-in-differences approach to assess the real effects of the introduction of the euro on … the initial problems were overcome within one year of the introduction of euro cash. …

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

-S type of regression for each regime. Our results show that, for countries which pegged to or adopted the euro, the effect of … conclude that, in a catching-up country, premature euro adoption may foster excess inflation, beyond that which is to be …

that the euro triggered product but neither labour nor financial market reforms. Differently from previous studies, we find … that: (a) the Single Market has similar effects to the euro, and (b) sectoral heterogeneity appears less important in …

the divergence between periphery and core countries in the euro area. Using a common EU standard reveals more progress in …