trade with firm heterogeneity. The paper finds that while only a small share of euro area firms locate affiliates abroad …

The activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs) have become an increasingly important feature of the euro area … real-time assessment - and forecasting - of the business cycle, the current account and the capital stock in the euro area …. Focusing on Ireland, given the strong prevalence of MNE activities in that economy and their importance for the euro area …

The long-run determinants of euro area FDI to the United States during the period 1980-2001 are explained by employing … the Tobin's Q-model of investment. By using the fixed effects panel estimator, stock market developments in the euro area … countries including a measure adjusted for economic developments common to both the United States and the euro area - are found …