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 …

last two waves of EU enlargement have had on Russia, as well as the role of the euro in Russia. The analysis suggests that … euro by Russian residents and authorities in international transactions has increased, albeit at an uneven pace. While, in … general, the US dollar remains the major foreign currency used by Russian residents, the euro has gained importance as an …

This paper investigates whether comovements between euro area equity returns at national and industry level have … changed after the introduction of the euro. By adopting a regression quantile-based methodology, we find that after 1999 the … degree of comovements among euro area national equity markets has augmented. By explicitly controlling for the impact of …

This paper assesses the Euro’s influence upon European trade by estimating two different indicators. The first is the … with its trade partners. This study of the Euro’s influence by means of the Border Effect is a novelty in the literature …, it reveals that the Euro’s influence upon trade is not so clear as papers focused only on the Rose Effect claim. This …

Although recent research shows that the euro has spurred cross-border financial integration, the exact mechanisms … remain unknown. We investigate the underlying channels of the euro’s effect on financial integration using data on bilateral … euro’s impact on financial integration is primarily driven by eliminating the currency risk. Legislative …

currencies and adopted a new common currency, the euro. Several recent papers argue that the introduction of the euro has led (by … put the trade effect of the euro in historical perspective. We argue that the creation of the EMU was a continuation (or … integration, the euro?s impact on trade disappears. Moreover, a significant part of the trend in European trade integration is …

euro, from the inception of the currency in 2002 through to 2013. An original applied statistical approach searches for a … points in time of the euro integration process. These hypotheses are tested using the rigour of a bivariate analysis and the … labour productivity. The paper concludes that in the last decade the convergence of countries sharing the euro has been …

, these processes could help the transition of the euro from its current status of single currency to a status of “common …