We know that euro-area member countries have absorbed asymmetric shocks in ways that are inconsistent with a common nominal anchor. Based on a reformulation of the gravity model that allows for such bilateral misalignment, we disentangle the conventional trade cost channel and trade effects...

We examine exchange rate pass-through, or how domestic prices respond to exchange rate shocks, in the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2013 by employing vector autoregression models. Using the aggregate consumer price index and its sub-components, we find that the degree of passthrough is incomplete...

The international monetary environment -- The foreign exchange market -- International monetary arrangements -- The balance of payments -- International parity conditions -- Forward-looking instruments -- The eurocurrency market -- Exchange rates, interest rates, and interest parity -- Prices...