This paper examines which measures of financial conditions are informative about the tail risks to output growth in the euro area. The Composite Indicator of Systemic Stress (CISS) is more informative than indicators focusing on narrower segments of financial markets or their simple aggregation...

The author provides a detailed insight into productivity, efficiency and growth in the Chinese economy, and offers results on capital stock and ICT capital estimates (at both national and regional levels) which will be an important resource for readers

Der Beitrag des Finanzsystems zu wirtschaftlichem Wachstum und die Bedeutung der Banken sowie des organisierten Kapitalmarkts werden in der ökonomischen Literatur kontrovers diskutiert. Strittig ist insbesondere, ob das kontinentaleuropäische Modell der Universalbanken oder das...