The renewed quest for a European monetary union raises the question: Is Europe ready for a common currency? We compare the variability and persistence of real exchange rate fluctuations within the German monetary union and between Germany and eight European countries to assess the viability of a...

Discount rate changes always receive considerable attention in financial markets. Two hypotheses compete to explain financial market reactions: the direct ‘borrowing cost effect’ and the announcement effect. This paper examines the issue for the Bundesbank’s discount rate changes after...

Vom 13. bis 15. Februar 2009 fand in der Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing unter der Leitung von Wolfgang Quaisser die Tagung "Zehn Jahre Euro - Bewährung in der Finanzkrise" statt. Einige der dort vorgestellten Referate sind hier dokumentiert. Joachim Starbatty, Universität Tübingen...