This paper examines the integration of stock markets in Germany, France, Netherlands, Ireland and UK over January 1973-August 2008 at the aggregate market and industry level considering the following industries: basic materials, consumer goods, industrials, consumer services, health care and...

This paper studies the effects of harmonizing collateral policy in a monetary union. In 2007, the European Central Bank replaced national collateral lists with a single list specifying which assets euro area banks can pledge as collateral. Banks holding newly eligible assets experience a...

Does central bank collateral policy contribute to financial market integration? We address this question by exploiting that, in 2007, the European Central Bank replaced national collateral frameworks by a single list. Under the single list regime, euro area banks could pledge all euro area bank...

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Introduction -- The Role of Banks in Financial Integration: Some New Theory and Evidence from New EU Members -- Interdependence Between Foreign Exchange Markets and Stock Markets in Selected European Countries -- The Transatlantic Banking Crisis: Lessons, EU Reforms and G20 Issues -- Financial...