This paper analyzes the factors underlying the weakness of the euro. For this purpose, the framework advocated by … sample from 1980 to 2000. However, historical decompositions reveal that fluctuations since the introduction of the euro in …

a special emphasis on the first year of the euro. A contribution is made as to how to measure these roles, both for … identification of changes in the role of the euro during 1999 compared to the aggregate of euro predecessor currencies, net of intra … -euro area assets/liabilities, before stage 3 of EMU. A number of key factors determining the currency distribution of …

example has been cruelly shaken by the EZ (Euro Zone) crisis, originating increasing doubts about the integration process. It … periphery countries, but surely they will drive Euro Area as a whole to stagnation and lost decades of economic growth, if not …