In this paper, we analyze the volume of euro banknotes issued by Germany within the euro area with several seasonal … methods. We draw a distinction between movements within Germany, circulation outside Germany but within the euro area and … demand from non-euroarea countries. Our approach suggests that only about 20% of euro notes issued by Germany are used for …

The Target imbalances within the Eurozone can be interpreted as a sign of a missing balance of payments adjustment … mechanism for the member countries. As the Eurozone lacks a fiscal union, in economic theory it is more an exchange rate union … payments, but only one for the whole Eurozone. This paper will show why the Target System is a crucial indicator for the …

The Target imbalances within the Eurozone can be interpreted as a sign of a missing balance of payments adjustment … mechanism for the member countries. As the Eurozone lacks a fiscal union, in economic theory it is more an exchange rate union … payments, but only one for the whole Eurozone. This paper will show why the Target System is a crucial indicator for the …

French taxpayer. In the aftermath of the devaluation of the Franc CFA in 1994, and of the peg of the currency to the Euro in …

's international investment position would also loom. Appreciating Germany's own vulnerability to the euro crisis should help the … also good for the authorities in euro partner countries to recognize. Germany is bound to catch up with the reality that it …This paper investigates Germany's vulnerability to the ongoing Euroland crisis. In 2010-11, Germany experienced a …

to resolve it. While Germany generally prevailed in hammering out the design of the euro policy regime, the German … misunderstanding has made Germany the main culprit in the euro crisis, but it has yet to face the full consequences of its actions …. Germany had sought every protection against the much-dreaded euro "transfer union", but its own conduct has made that very …

as those for France and Germany separately. Second, the predictive power of the core-ERM aggregate relative to French and …