Using a unique dataset of the Euro area and the U.S. bank lending standards, we find that low (monetary policy) short …

unique Euro area bank lending surveys. Embedding this information within a standard VAR model, we find that: (1) the credit …) during the crisis, credit supply restrictions to firms in the Euro area and tighter standards for mortgage loans in the US …

We investigate the public-private wage differentials in ten euro area countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany …

The Euro area economic activity and banking sector have shown substantial fragility over the last years with remarkable … affected the transmission mechanism of the single Euro area monetary policy during the crisis until the end of 2011. The …

The analysis of the macroeconomic impact of fiscal policies in the euro area has been traditionally limited by the … a quarterly database of euro area fiscal variables for the period 1980-2008 for a quite disaggregated set of fiscal … data for the euro area period (2000-2009). All models are multivariate, state space mixed-frequencies models estimated with …

We analyse the impact of fiscal policy shocks in the euro area as a whole, using a newly available quarterly dataset of … fiscal variables for the period 1981-2007. To allow for comparability with previous results on euro area countries and the US … net taxes shocks. In addition, to frame euro area results, we apply the same methodology for the same sample period to US …

the 26 largest euro area banking groups. Banks with more customer deposits are negatively affected by negative rates, as …

crisis, and of the provision of central bank liquidity during the crisis. Exploiting the euro area institutional setting for …

This study examines empirically the information content of the euro area Bank Lending Survey for aggregate credit and … leading indicator for euro area bank credit and real GDP growth. Notwithstanding the short history of the survey, the findings …

validity of public accounts data to forecast government deficits in the euro area. We extend this literature on two fronts: (i …