This paper analyses some long-run macroeconomic effects of European financial integration. In particular we focus on the further reduction and abolition of crossborder barriers impeding the entry into the markets of banking and insurance products. We follow a theoretical as well as an empirical...

The offerings of financial products to investors have evolved considerably over the last decades. This study was undertaken to understand the importance of financial products in Portugal for banks and private clients. Different financial products can provide to banks an important role on their...