The rise of bond financing in EuropeUsing large panel data of public and private firms, this paper dissects the growth … of bond financing in the Euro Area through the lens of the cross-section of issuers. In recent years, the composition of … bond issuers has shifted, with the entry of many smaller and riskier issuers. New issuers invest and grow, instead of …

We conduct the most extensive study of underpricing in the euro area bond market so far and find strong evidence of … crisis and has remained at an elevated level since. We also show that secondary market liquidity in the euro area bond market … and the Volcker Rule. Furthermore, our evidence suggests that the ECB’s asset purchase programs have led to a decrease in …

We conduct the most extensive study of underpricing in the euro area bond market so far and find strong evidence of … crisis and has remained at an elevated level since. We also show that secondary market liquidity in the euro area bond market … and the Volcker Rule. Furthermore, our evidence suggests that the ECB's corporate sector purchase programs has led to a …

This paper investigates the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policies. It identifies an antigrowth bias in the … bank's monetary policy approach: the ECB is quick to hike, but slow to ease. Similarly, while other players and … attached to the euro area’s official competitive wage-repression strategy, which is in conflict with the ECB's price stability …