, and include expert judgement. We develop a multi-country BVAR for the four largest countries of the euro area and we show …

In this paper we investigate the impact of the euro integration process on the drivers of FDI inflows. We show … bilateral gravity models of FDI inflows into euro area countries, we show that the euro facilitates intra-euro area vertical FDI … countries located outside the monetary union increase. Such flows are however not more likely be directed towards euro area …

- are positive, on average, and statistically significant, both in the euro area and in the United States. We find that …

-à-vis Germany in selected euro area countries during the period end-July 2007 to end-March 2009, when the financial turmoil … debt ratios relative to Germany contributed to higher government bond yield spreads in the euro area during the analysed …

analysis extends from 1981-2008, the results for Germany mostly capture the situation before the euro was created. - Global … Germany as center countries with rising / high current account deficits (US) and surpluses (Germany). These are matched by … account deficits of countries stabilizing their exchange rate against the euro (euro periphery). Meanwhile, the aggregate …

This paper uses the euro cash changeover to test theories of finite informationprocessing capacities on the side of … effects are found in particular for goods with prices below one euro sold in mid-priced stores. The paper also finds that …

process. We identify the impact of (i) joining the European Union and (ii) joining the Euro on cross-border M&As. We show that …'s financial system and product market regulations). -- Cross Mergers and Acquisitions ; Gravity Equation ; Euro …

This paper provides evidence on whether the creation of the euro has changed the way global turbulences affect euro … area and other economies. Specifically, it considers the impact of global shocks on the competitiveness of individual euro … over 60 countries.real effective exchange rates, including those of the individual euro area economies, and compares …