The preparations for the introduction of the euro in 1999 involved the need for a new set of statistics for the euro … statistics. The reliability of the first releases - i.e. their stability in the process of later revisions - is an important … published statistical data releases. The analysis is carried out separately for GDP growth and its expenditure components, for …

In the euro area, there is mixed evidence that the GDP per capita of lower-income economies has been catching up with …-convergence trap" long before the euro years. We also provide stylised facts on: (i) the central role of total factor productivity in …

that distinguishes stablecoins from existing forms of currencies – regardless of the technology used – and characterises … stablecoin arrangements based on the functions they fulfil. This approach emphasises the role of technology-neutral regulation in …

area countries have been somewhat unrelated to relative productivity growth differentials. Some countries combine positive … wage growth differentials and negative productivity growth differentials vis-à-vis the euro area average over an extended … that wage developments are sufficiently flexible and reflect productivity developments. Wage growth persistence within …