introduction of the euro. Using data for bond yield spreads relative to an appropriate benchmark, for the period 1991-2005, we find … the introduction of the euro and are more likely to be interpreted as liquidity premiums. We also estimate empirical …

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 …

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 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 …

(including compensation per employee and public employment) and intermediate consumption in the euro area aggregate, euro area … countries and a group of selected non-euro area OECD countries (Denmark, Sweden, the UK, Japan and the US). It looks across a … for the euro area aggregate and euro area countries. The findings reflect mainly the correlation between cyclical …