We examine the impact of eurozone membership on sovereign creditworthiness over the period 1996-2017. We find that: (a) membership significantly improved sovereign creditworthiness, on average by well over one ratings notch, over this period; (b) the ratings boost was significantly higher in the...

In this paper, we examine the impact of eurozone membership on sovereign creditworthiness over the period 1996-2017 and the underlying channels through which the impact operates. We find that: (a) eurozone membership improved sovereign credit ratings, on average by over one notch; (b) the...

Volume 17 of Advances in financial economics, entitled "Corporate governance in the US and global settings" will provide further insights into corporate governance in the US & global economic and financial environment by publishing international, within-country and cross-country comparative...

Volume 17 of Advances in Financial Economics, entitled "Corporate Governance in the US and Global Settings" will provide further insights into corporate governance in the US & global economic and financial environment by publishing international, within-country and cross-country comparative studies.

In summer 2011, elevated sovereign risk in Eurozone peripheral countries increased the solvency risk of Eurozone banks, precipitating a run on their short-term debt. We assess the effectiveness of different European Central Bank (ECB) interventions that followed – lender of last resort vs....

In 2016, the Eurozone is still coping with the consequences of two financial crises that revealed the shortcomings of an incomplete monetary union. The European economy suffered two severe recessions and a sustainable growth path is still elusive. Risks in the banking system and a severe banking...