This paper examines co-movements and volatility spillovers in the returns of the euro, the British pound, the Swiss … franc and the Japanese yen vis-à-vis the US dollar before and after the introduction of the euro. Based on dynamic … with extreme economic episodes and, to a lower extend, with appreciations of the US dollar. Moreover, the euro (Deutsche …

the current euro area crisis. The euro may have led to bubbles, but member economies were not free of trouble before the … euro. Many members were losing competitiveness and in need of removing structural rigidities. If anything, the euro was … introduction of the euro and then discuss the governance overhaul taking place in Europe today. This overhaul was something that …