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 …

Within a two-step GARCH framework we explore the linkages between equity returns of ten sectors in the euro area, the … process towards higher integration has been primarily a phenomenon of equity markets in the euro area and the United States. …

We examine the euro area monetary policy transmission process using post-1999 data, with two main questions in mind …

Four years after the introduction of the euro, this paper provides an overview of the current structure and integration … of the euro area financial systems and related policy initiatives. We first compare the euro area financial structure … with that of the United States and Japan. Using new and comprehensive financial account data, we also describe how the euro …

autarchic (i.e. fundamental) FX returns. The model is calibrated and tested on the Czech koruna/euro exchange rate in a setting … with seven Czech and euro area asset returns. …

volatility risk, for dollar, euro and pound rates at a daily frequency, between October 1998 and August 2006. The measurement of … structure, more evident for dollar and euro rates than for pound rates. The volatility risk premium is strongly changing through …. The latter induce more sizeable changes on compensation for volatility risk of dollar rates than of euro or pound rates …

prospective membership of the EU plays a decisive role in the choice of the euro as invoicing currency. The role of the euro as … differentiation favour vehicle pricing in U.S. dollar. An increase of euro invoicing due to higher exchange rate volatility supports … the role of the euro as vehicle currency, however. High market power defined as the share of a country's total exports to …

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 assesses the Euro's influence upon European trade by estimating two different indicators. The first is the … with its trade partners. This study of the Euro's influence by means of the Border Effect is a novelty in the literature …, it reveals that the Euro's influence upon trade is not so clear as papers focused only on the Rose Effect claim. This …