We propose a new and time-varying optimum currency area (OCA) index for the euro area in assessing the evolution of the … autoregression (VAR) model. We argue that the euro area is more appropriate through the lens of empirical OCA properties when the … relative importance of common symmetric shocks is high, but, at the same time, is not overly dispersed across euro area member …

, business cycles are not yet well synchronized with the euro area's business cycle, and risk-sharing mechanisms may not provide …

This paper addresses the effects of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) since the introduction of the euro … -- on economic and financial structures, institutions and performance. What type of changes is the euro fostering? What … forces is it setting in motion that were not there before? Six years after the launch of the euro, was an appropriate time to …

present diverse arguments and, where possible, explore the incipient empirical literature focussing on the euro area. Our …

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 …

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 …