In this paper we discuss whether the introduction of the euro may cause price changes. Besides a critical survey of the theoretical arguments supporting price effects, we discuss the empirical evidence on price effects obtained from comparable events. Neither the theoretical arguments nor the...

A majority of Dutch households fear that the conversion to the euro will be attended by extra price increases. Last March, the Bank initiated an investigation in order to assess whether this fear is justified. On the basis of an inventory of economic arguments and, to a certain degree,...

This report described the production of bio-ethanol, its environmental properties and commercial perspectives. Finally, the justifications of and possibilities for government intervention are discussed which intend to stimulate the substitution of fossiel with renewable fuels. The importance of...