This paper estimates a gravity model of trade to evaluate the trade effects of the Euro on sectoral trade within the … Euro Zone, the CFA Franc Zone and between the Eurozone and the CFA Franc Zone, when CFA countries acquired fixed rates … countries but France was not trade related. This is tested using sectoral trade data for 128 countries over the period 1995 …

This paper examines the evolution of public support for the euro since its introduction as a virtual currency in 1999 … popularity o f the euro. We find that a majority of citizens support the e uro in each individual member country of the e uro a … econometric work demonstrates that unemployment is a key driver of support behind the euro. Given these developments, w e discuss …

The COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a resurgence of the euro crisis. In this context, Italy seems particularly vulnerable …: support for the euro is lower than in most other eurozone countries, and a possible exit could have serious consequences for … the common currency. Based on a novel survey experiment, this paper shows that the pro-euro coalition is fragile in Italy …