This paper investigates whether comovements between euro area equity returns at national and industry level have … changed after the introduction of the euro. By adopting a regression quantile-based methodology, we find that after 1999 the … degree of comovements among euro area national equity markets has augmented. By explicitly controlling for the impact of …

Although recent research shows that the euro has spurred cross-border financial integration, the exact mechanisms … remain unknown. We investigate the underlying channels of the euro's effect on financial integration using data on bilateral … euro's impact on financial integration is primarily driven by eliminating the currency risk. Legislative …

's prosperity. The paper focuses on political events in Italy over the past 35 years and asks whether the adoption of the euro in …'s financial markets throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The introduction of the euro appears to have indeed played a major role … interesting for other countries with weak institutions considering adopting a currency based on stronger institutions. -- Euro …

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the interest rate pass-through of euro area monetary policy to retail … rates outside the euro area, contributing to the literature on the consequences of unofficial financial euroisation and on … all euro retail rates in euroised countries of central, eastern and south-eastern Europe (CESEE) are linked to the euro …