This article introduces a new indicator to measure redenomination risks in Euro area countries. The measure is based on survey data. The influence of this indicator in determining sovereign bond yield spreads is tested using an ARDL-approach. The results for ten EMU countries in the period June...

Monetary policy became the major tool of economic policy to counteract the financial crisis of 2008/2009. The underlying macroeconomic consensus is that inflation rates of 2% are consistent with a stable rise of economic growth. While most central banks follow this guideline, which is widely...

We estimate a logit mixture vector autoregressive model describing monetary policy transmission in the euro area over the period 2003Q1-2019Q4 with a special emphasis on credit conditions. With the help of this model, monetary policy transmission can be described as mixture of two states (e.g.,...

In April 2007 UEFA's Executive Committee announced that the 2012 European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012. The UEFA's decision gave rise to expectations that the organization of such a prestigious...