We investigate to what extent the expansion of FDI and the internationalization of production can be related to the recent phenomenon of more synchronized business cycles. We first focus on the relationship between bilateral FDI positions and cross-country output correlations in the period 1982-...

This report analyses the portfolio behaviour of Dutch households. The study is partly based on information from a broad survey commissioned by the Nederlandsche Bank, held in March of this year. The investigation shows that risk bearing elements are becoming more and more important in households...

The paper has been presented by the author at the Clingendael/DNB workshop 'The Netherlands' Polder model: does it offer any clues for the solution of Europe's socioeconomic flaws' (June 4th 1999). On the basis of a set of simulations with the Bank's multi-country model the paper discusses...

This survey, which was conducted in September 1998, shows that the degree of acceptance of the Euro has grown to 78% among the public and 94% among businesses. Merely a quarter of the public is aware, however, of the starting year of the EMU, compared to 70% among large enterprises and 40 %...

The Dutch changeover to euro banknotes and coins proceeded both smoothly and swiftly. In spite of this Dutch consumers are still in the process of familiarising themselves with the new currency. One out of three still has not got the hang of the euro as a unit of account. Remarkably, ever since...

From the 28th of January 2002 on the guilder will no longer be legal tender. This date marks a long and rich history of our national currency. Together with the German mark the Dutch guilder will be remembered as one of the most stable currencies in Europe. This report reviews the life of our...

This report analyses the portfolio behaviour of Dutch households. The study is partly based on information from a broad survey commissioned by the Nederlandsche Bank, held in March of this year. The investigation shows that risk bearing elements are becoming more and more important in households...

This report presents leading indicators of real gdp-growth for the United States, Japan and 7 EU member countries. These indicators make use of business cycle indicators developed at the Bank, together with information contained in financial and monetary variables like the yieldcurve, the money...

This paper presents the results of the eight' DNB euro survey which was held in March 1999 by NIPO by order of de Nederlandsche Bank. Conclusions with respect to the consumers are, that the support for the euro is stable, that the knowledge about euro and EMU is at an acceptable level, that...

The Dutch changeover to euro banknotes and coins proceeded both remarkably smoothly and rapidly. After one week, over 90% of all cash payments were being made in euro. Fears of the payment system breaking down, always rampant among businesses and the public alike, did not materialise. Fears of...