today the success of the euro has prompted a reconsideration of whether monetary unions should be implemented elsewhere …

This paper presents an updated meta-analysis of the effect of currency unions on trade, focusing on the Euro area … underlying effect for non-Euro studies reaches about 50%. However, the Euro's trade promoting effect corrected for publication …

This paper focuses on forecasting volatility of high frequency Euro exchange rates. Four 15 minute frequency Euro … exchange rate series, including Euro/CHF, Euro/GBP, Euro/JPY and Euro/USD, are used to test the forecast performance of six … advantage of using high frequency data and modelling the long memory factor. It also analyses the characteristics of Euro …

This paper focuses on the pass-through of exchange rate changes into the prices of imports made by euro area countries … estimate industry-specific rates of pass-through across and within countries for all euro members. In the short-run, pass … of pass-through rates across industries and countries can be rejected. Differences exist across euro area countries in …

, telephone equipment, etc. However, the introduction of the European single currency, the euro on January 1999 could signifi … New Zealand and the EU. This paper examines whether the introduction of the euro resulted in structural changes on New … the introduction of the euro. …

The euro has played an important catalysing role for the deepening and broadening of the corporate bond markets in the … euro area. The most remarkable market growth has been recorded for bonds issued by euro area non-bank financials …, reflecting increasing securitisations. The euro has had a direct impact on it according to empirical estimates. The euro also has …

euro area securities infrastructure remains highly fragmented due to cross-border differences in tax regimes, procedures … securities infrastructure in the euro area and its implications for regulation and market policy. …