Macroeconomic adjustment in the euro area periphery was more recessionary than pre-crisis imbalances would have … warranted. To make this claim, this paper uses a Propensity Score Matching Model to produce counterfactuals for the Eurozone … more in the Eurozone periphery than in the standard counterfactual scenario. These results are not dictated by any specific …

widely expected that the euro will become an important international currency. This paper suggests simple methods how to …. Estimates presented indicate that the euro may indeed lead to a significant decline in the market share of the dollar as an … assumption that the euro will achieve a reputation similar to that of the deutschmark before EMU. The projected shifts can be …

conducted. - Fiscal policy in the euro area was tight in 2012-13, contributing to an unexpected fall in the GDP. Fiscal policy … has generally amplified cycles in the euro area, except in 2009. - Procyclicality is caused by short-sighted fiscal …

This paper proposes a new monetary policy framework for effectively navigating the path to adopting the euro. The … volatility to differentials over the euro zone in both inflation (target variable) and interest rate (instrument variable) is …

This paper provides new estimates of Okun’s unemployment-output relationship in euro area countries between 1979 and … characterise the literature and that the responsiveness of output to unemployment is driven by idiosyncratic factors in both euro … the euro periphery, we find product market regulation as playing a major role in explaining the significance of Okun’s law …

This paper provides an update on the exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) estimates for 12 euro area (EA) countries. First …-through elasticities, we find very weak evidence of a decline around the inception of the euro in 1999. However, our results reveal that a …

This paper provides an update on the exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) estimates for 12 Euro area (EA) countries. First …-through elasticities, we find very weak evidence of a decline around the inception of the euro in 1999. However, our results reveal that a …

This paper provides an update on the exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) estimates for 12 Euro area (EA) countries. First … towards more stable macroeconomic conditions across Euro Area (EA) Member States. Second, when assessing the stability of pass …-through elasticities we find very weak evidence of a decline around the inception of the Euro in 1999. However, our results reveal that a …

Euro cash changeover in 2002. The deviation of national log prices from the mean log price of the same product is much … narrower with the Euro than before. We observe Sigma and Beta convergence, i.e. prices do not differ systematically between …

Um Wettbewerbsvorteile gegenüber konkurrierenden Unternehmen zu erreichen werden oft Änderung in der …